C+
Central City School District 133
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Centralia and Central City, and parts of Centralia, Sandoval and Odin.
Students
276
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,107
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Central City School District 133
- School Grade C+: better than 38% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Spends 35% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 21.1% since 2020
- Debt of $0.3M, about $1,072 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hoyleton.
PK–8Nashville Grade SchoolNashville Consolidated Community School District 49
9–12Nashville Comm High SchoolNashville Community High School District 99
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Nashville Community High School District 99, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,107 per student · 35% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 27%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 64%Federal 20%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
350’20
349’21
323’22
298’23
276’24
Down 21.1% since 2020.
Students
White 83%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Black 3%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Centralia High School District 200Brookside, Grand Prairie, Irvington
$21,397per student
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Brookside, Meridian
$16,519per student
Sandoval Community Unit School District 501Carrigan, Meridian
$16,213per student
Willow Grove School District 46Brookside
$17,185per 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.