B+
Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Loran, Florence, Pearl City, Kent, Erin, Jefferson and Berreman, and parts of Harlem and Wards Grove.
Students
418
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,763
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$1.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
- School Grade B+: better than 71% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 18% less per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.4M, about $3,414 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 proficiency35%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts33%
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$17,763 per student · 18% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 50%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
430’20
425’21
424’22
417’23
418’24
About steady.
Students
White 84%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 4%Black 2%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Freeport School District 145Freeport, Freeport, Lancaster
$22,691per student
Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202Lena, Waddams, West Point
$14,436per student
Eastland Community Unit School District 308Cherry Grove-Shannon, Freedom
$17,978per student
Stockton Community Unit School District 206Nora, Pleasant Valley, Stockton
$18,515per 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.