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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 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 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.