C+
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Knox Township, Knoxville, Persifer Township, East Galesburg, Orange Township and Haw Creek Township, and parts of Galesburg City Township, Galesburg, Maquon Township and Chestnut Township.
Students
917
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,236
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$9.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
- School Grade C+: better than 35% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- Spends 25% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020
- Debt of $9.1M, about $9,924 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Galt.
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 proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,236 per student · 25% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 53%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
999’20
987’21
961’22
924’23
917’24
Down 8.2% since 2020.
Students
White 96%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205Cedar Township, Galesburg Township, Henderson Township
$16,983per student
Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276Cedar Township, Ellisville Township, Indian Point Township
$16,276per student
ROWVA Community Unit School District 208Copley Township, Sparta Township
$16,326per student
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265Elba Township, Salem Township
$13,377per 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.