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Flanagan-Cornell District 74
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Nebraska, Flanagan, Rooks Creek, Long Point and Waldo, and parts of Pike.
Students
303
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,580
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Flanagan-Cornell District 74
- School Grade C: better than 25% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the IL average
- 9 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.5M, about $8,261 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Colfax.
PK–5Ridgeview Elementary SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
6–8Ridgeview Jr High SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
9–12Ridgeview High SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,580 per student · 9% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 36%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
311’20
314’21
296’22
352’23
303’24
About steady.
Students
White 91%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Chenoa, Eppards Point, Yates
$16,593per student
Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426Amity
$18,152per student
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11Gridley, Panola
$15,098per student
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6Groveland, Minonk
$19,474per 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.