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Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Galesburg City, Galesburg, Cedar, Henderson, Kelly, Coldbrook, Henderson and Galesburg, and parts of Knox, Sparta, East Galesburg, Floyd and Orange.
Students
3,863
Schools
8
Spent per student
$16,983
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$75.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
- School Grade C: better than 31% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Spends 21% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $75.7M, about $19,594 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hamlet.
K–52 elementary schoolsMercer County School District 404
6–8Mercer County Jr High SchoolMercer County School District 404
9–12Mercer County High SchoolMercer County School District 404
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency13%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,983 per student · 21% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 53%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,997’20
3,929’21
3,928’22
3,904’23
3,863’24
Down 3.4% since 2020.
Students
White 54%Black 18%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 12%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Steele School
B542 students13:1
King School
C510 students14:1
Silas Willard Elem School
B−425 students11:1
Bright Futures Pre-K Prog
176 students22:1
Lombard Middle School
C534 students13:1
Galesburg Jr High School
B−518 students16:1
Galesburg Senior High School
B−1,158 students15:1
Knox Co Mary Davis Detention Home
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
United Community School District 304Lenox, Monmouth, North Henderson
$18,592per student
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202Haw Creek, Knoxville, Persifer
$16,236per student
ROWVA Community Unit School District 208Copley, Ontario, Rio
$16,326per student
Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276Berwick, Chestnut, Indian Point
$16,276per 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.