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Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Pembroke Township and Hopkins Park, and parts of Beaverville Township.
Students
193
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,412
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259
- School Grade D: better than 6% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020
- Debt of $0.5M, about $2,383 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 proficiency2.5%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
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$21,412 per student · 1% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 37%Support & administration 62%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 67%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
178’20
187’21
166’22
199’23
193’24
Up 8.4% since 2020.
Students
Black 46%Hispanic 39%White 8%Two or more races 7%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
North Newton School CorporationBeaver Township, Lake Township, McClellan Township
$14,229per student
St. Anne Unit District 24Papineau Township, St. Anne Township
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307Ganeer Township
$17,238per student
Donovan Community Unit School District 3Beaver Township
$19,814per 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.