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Springfield School District 186
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Springfield, Capital, Woodside, Springfield, Jerome, Southern View, Leland Grove and Grandview, and parts of Clear Lake, Gardner and Curran.
Students
13,014
Schools
34
Spent per student
$24,521
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$228.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Springfield School District 186
- School Grade D: better than 13% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts below the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $228.4M, about $17,554 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hettick.
PK–6Northwestern Elem SchoolNorthwestern Community Unit School District 2
7–8Northwestern Jr High SchoolNorthwestern Community Unit School District 2
9–12Northwestern High SchoolNorthwestern Community Unit School District 2
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,521 per student · 14% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 43%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 40%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
13,483’20
13,070’21
13,066’22
12,920’23
13,014’24
Down 3.5% since 2020.
Students
Black 45%White 35%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
34 public schools.
Dubois Elem School
D−469 students15:1
Lindsay School
C+438 students13:1
Iles Elem School
A+414 students18:1
Springfield Ball Charter School
C+394 students15:1
Harvard Park Elem School
D−370 students13:1
Butler Elem School
C+367 students14:1
Ridgely Elem School
D343 students16:1
Owen Marsh Elem School
B324 students18:1
Fairview Elem School
D−302 students12:1
Feitshans Elem Sch
D−288 students13:1
Sandburg Elem School
B+279 students16:1
Enos Elem School
C−245 students11:1
Jane Addams Elem School
C−243 students12:1
Elizabeth Graham Elem School
C−241 students6:1
Wilcox Elem School
C+241 students12:1
Black Hawk Elem School
C−234 students13:1
Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch
C−216 students10:1
McClernand Elem School
D213 students12:1
Southern View Elem School
D171 students13:1
Hazel Dell Elem School
D140 students11:1
Laketown Elem School
B−135 students8:1
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
B709 students13:1
Jefferson Middle School
C−517 students12:1
Washington Middle School
D516 students10:1
U S Grant Middle School
C498 students11:1
Lincoln Magnet School
A300 students12:1
Springfield High School
A1,308 students16:1
Springfield Southeast High Sch
C+1,229 students16:1
Lanphier High School
C1,117 students14:1
Douglas School
0 students0:1
Sangamon Co Detention Center
0 students0:1
Springfield Learning Academy
0 students0:1
Early Learning Center
549 students20:1
Edwin A Lee Elementary School
D204 students10:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5Ball, Chatham, Chatham
$11,190per student
Williamsville Community Unit School District 15Fancy Creek, Sherman, Williams
$13,377per student
Athens Community Unit School District 213Fancy Creek
$13,087per student
Auburn Community Unit School District 10Chatham
$14,257per 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.