C+
Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 7 towns
Serves Nauvoo, Nauvoo, Dallas City, Sonora, Appanoose, Pontoosuc and Rock Creek, and parts of Durham and Pilot Grove.
Students
208
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,639
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
- School Grade C+: better than 41% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the IL average
- 9 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.5M, about $12,212 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 proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Mercer County School District 404, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,639 per student · 10% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 34%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
211’20
203’21
203’22
194’23
208’24
About steady.
Students
White 90%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Illini West High School District 307Carthage, Dallas City, Fountain Green
$17,108per student
Dallas Elementary School District 327Dallas City, Lomax, Pontoosuc
$19,240per student
La Harpe Community School District 347Fountain Green, La Harpe, Lomax
$20,042per student
Carthage Elementary School District 317Carthage, Prairie
$12,730per 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.