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Erie Community Unit School District 1
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Erie, Erie, Albany, Cordova, Fenton, Newton and Portland, and parts of Phenix and Cordova.
Students
603
Schools
3
Spent per student
$25,420
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
What stands out about Erie Community Unit School District 1
- School Grade A−: better than 77% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 18% more per student than the IL average
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Leepertown.
PK–8Ladd Comm Cons SchLadd Community Consolidated School District 94
9–12Hall High SchoolHall High School District 502
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,420 per student · 18% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 49%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
649’20
629’21
606’22
621’23
603’24
Down 7.1% since 2020.
Students
White 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100Canoe Creek, Coe, Port Byron
$14,727per student
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228Geneseo, Hanna, Loraine
$14,444per student
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Lyndon, Prophetstown
$15,473per student
River Bend Community Unit District 2Garden Plain
$14,022per 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.