B−
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Dodds, Spring Garden, Ina and Bonnie.
Students
217
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,571
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178
- School Grade B−: better than 48% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Spends 32% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020
- Debt of $0.2M, about $825 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Iola.
PK–8North Clay Elem/Jr High SchNorth Clay Community Unit School District 25
9–12North Clay Community High SchoolNorth Clay Community Unit School District 25
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 74% at North Clay Community Unit School District 25, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,571 per student · 32% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 62%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
239’20
228’21
224’22
217’23
217’24
Down 9.2% since 2020.
Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Hispanic <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201McClellan, Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon
$21,435per student
Benton Consolidated High School District 103Ewing, Northern
$19,692per student
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115Ewing, Northern
$15,444per student
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5Moores Prairie, Pendleton
$21,775per 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.