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Belleville School District 118
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Belleville and St. Clair, and parts of Swansea, Smithton and Smithton.
Students
3,275
Schools
11
Spent per student
$20,741
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$24.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Belleville School District 118
- School Grade C: better than 29% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.7% since 2020
- Debt of $24.7M, about $7,531 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hecker.
PK–1W J Zahnow Elem SchoolWaterloo Community Unit School District 5
2–3Rogers Elem SchoolWaterloo Community Unit School District 5
6–8Waterloo Junior High SchoolWaterloo Community Unit School District 5
9–12Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo Community Unit School District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency14%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Waterloo Community Unit School District 5, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,741 per student · 4% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 59%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,510’20
3,429’21
3,390’22
3,358’23
3,275’24
Down 6.7% since 2020.
Students
Black 51%White 32%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Abraham Lincoln Elem School
C542 students16:1
Union Elem School
B432 students15:1
Westhaven Elementary
B−313 students9:1
Jefferson Elem School
B293 students11:1
Roosevelt Elem School
B272 students15:1
Douglas Elem School
C+233 students11:1
Franklin Elem School
C172 students9:1
Henry Raab Elem School
C−154 students14:1
West Jr High School
C+364 students12:1
Central Jr High School
B−308 students13:1
Washington School
192 students23:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Belleville Township High School District 201Cahokia Heights, Canteen, Caseyville
$20,728per student
O'Fallon Township High School District 203Caseyville, O'Fallon, Shiloh Valley
$16,315per student
Freeburg Community High School District 77Freeburg, Freeburg, Millstadt
$16,047per student
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19Freeburg, Shiloh Valley, Shiloh
$15,184per 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.