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Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 6 towns
Serves Zion, Zion, Benton, Beach Park, Newport and Wadsworth, and parts of Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor and Old Mill Creek.
Students
1,996
Schools
5
Spent per student
$20,690
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$17.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3
- School Grade D: better than 11% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $17.8M, about $8,908 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for McHenry.
PK–55 elementary schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
6–82 middle schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
9–12McHenry Community High SchoolMcHenry Community High School District 156
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency9%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 95% at McHenry Community High School District 156, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,690 per student · 4% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 46%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,983’20
1,935’21
2,022’22
1,980’23
1,996’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 64%Black 20%White 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Warren Township High School District 121Gurnee, Park City, Warren
$20,075per student
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50Gurnee, Park City, Warren
$23,456per student
Gurnee School District 56Gurnee, Warren
$20,917per student
Antioch Community High School District 117Antioch, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst
$25,012per 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.