B−

Hope-Page Public School District 85

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 24 towns

Serves Hope, Page, Ellsbury Township, Page Township, Erie Township, Ayr Township, Cornell Township, Carpenter Township, Luverne, Willow Lake Township, Sherbrooke Township, Broadlawn Township, Rochester Township, Rich Township, Melrose Township, Edendale Township, Colgate Township, Minnie Lake Township, Ayr, Lake Township, Pillsbury, Riverside Township, Hugo Township and Baldwin Township, and parts of Empire Township, Grand Prairie Township, Broadview Township and Dows Township.

Students

162

Schools

Spent per student

$23,228

ND $16,642

Students per teacher

9:1

Free or reduced lunch

17%

The gist

What stands out about Hope-Page Public School District 85

School Grade B−: better than 48% of Illinois districts
Spends 40% more per student than the ND average
9 students per teacher

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eppards Point Township.

PK–13 elementary schoolsPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429

2–42 elementary schoolsPrairie Central Community Unit School District 8

6–82 middle schoolsPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429

9–122 high schoolsPontiac Township High School District 90

Test scores vs. ND

2020–21

Math proficiency42%

State average 38.2%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 42.3%

Graduation rate 97% at Pontiac Township High School District 90, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$23,228 per student · 40% above ND

Spending

Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 40%Other 10%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 46%Federal 3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

158’20

170’21

162’22

167’23

162’24

About steady.

Students

White 94%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Hispanic 1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools.

Hope Page Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Page

B+

97 students9:1

Hope Page High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Hope

C+

65 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

May-Port CG Public School District 14Galesburg Township, Norman Township, Primrose Township

$13,734per student

Finley-Sharon Public School District 19Easton Township, Golden Lake Township, Greenview Township

$28,259per student

Maple Valley Public School District 4Noltimier Township, Weimer Township

$16,230per student

Barnes County North Public School District 7Ashtabula Township, Sibley Trail Township

$15,888per 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.