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Shawnee Community Unit School District 84
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Grand Tower, Grand Tower, East Cape Girardeau and McClure.
Students
270
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,175
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Shawnee Community Unit School District 84
- School Grade D: better than 10% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020
- Debt of $0.5M, about $1,981 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Makanda.
PK–8Unity Point Elem SchoolUnity Point Community Consolidated School District 140
9–12Carbondale Comm H SCarbondale Community High School District 165
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency7.5%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
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$19,175 per student · 11% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 48%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 57%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
297’20
276’21
285’22
292’23
270’24
Down 9.1% since 2020.
Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.