B+
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Erienna Township, Seneca and Nettle Creek Township, and parts of Morris.
Students
77
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,654
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C
- School Grade B+: better than 72% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the IL average
- 7 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.3% since 2020
- Debt of $0.3M, about $3,896 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Gilman.
PK–KIroquois West Elem Sch/DanforthIroquois West Community Unit School District 10
1–3Iroquois West Elem School/GilmanIroquois West Community Unit School District 10
6–8Iroquois West Middle SchoolIroquois West Community Unit School District 10
9–12Iroquois West High SchoolIroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,654 per student · 10% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 24%Federal 1%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
84’20
86’21
81’22
78’23
77’24
Down 8.3% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Hispanic 6%Asian 1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Morris Community High School District 101Morris Township, Norman Township, Saratoga Township
$13,309per student
Morris School District 54Morris Township, Norman Township, Wauponsee Township
$13,569per student
Seneca Township High School District 160Brookfield Township, Manlius Township, Miller Township
$38,565per student
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Brookfield Township, Manlius Township, Norman Township
$25,653per 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.