C+
Rock Falls Elementary School District 13
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Coloma and Rock Falls, and parts of Hume.
Students
927
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,302
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Rock Falls Elementary School District 13
- School Grade C+: better than 37% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.1M, about $2,288 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Coleta.
PK–22 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
3–52 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
6–8Challand Middle SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
9–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency18%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Sterling Community Unit District 5, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,302 per student · 20% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 69%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
905’20
875’21
865’22
882’23
927’24
About steady.
Students
White 61%Hispanic 30%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Sterling Community Unit District 5Hopkins, Sterling, Sterling
$15,512per student
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Lyndon, Prophetstown, Tampico
$15,473per student
Rock Falls Township High School District 301Montmorency, Nelson
$21,141per student
Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145Montmorency
$18,221per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.