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Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Neoga, Neoga, Spring Point, Paradise, Sigel, Big Spring and Sigel, and parts of Ash Grove.
Students
521
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,640
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Neoga Community Unit School District 3
- School Grade C: better than 29% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- Spends 37% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $3.5M, about $6,775 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hurricane.
PK–5Ramsey Elem SchoolRamsey Community Unit School District 204
6–12Ramsey High SchoolRamsey Community Unit School District 204
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,640 per student · 37% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 46%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
531’21
501’22
492’23
521’24
About steady.
Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Cumberland Community Unit School District 77Cottonwood, Sumpter, Woodbury
$14,767per student
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Mattoon, Pleasant Grove
$15,880per student
Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5APrairie, Richland
$12,045per student
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50Douglas, St. Francis
$11,134per 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.