C+
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Pendleton, Belle Rive and Moores Prairie, and parts of Mount Vernon, Dodds and Spring Garden.
Students
122
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,775
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5
- School Grade C+: better than 39% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- 9 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 17.6% since 2020
- Debt of $0.3M, about $2,049 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 proficiency12%
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$21,775 per student · 1% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 60%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
148’20
142’21
145’22
138’23
122’24
Down 17.6% since 2020.
Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Hispanic <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Field, McClellan, 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
Akin Community Consolidated School District 91Northern
$18,795per 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.