River Bend Community Unit District 2

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Fulton, Fulton, Garden Plain, Albany and Ustick, and parts of Union Grove and Albany.

At a glance

998Students enrolled

4Schools

5Towns served

$14,022Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

42%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

FultonFultonGarden PlainAlbanyUstick

Grades K–5

Fulton Elem School421 students · FultonThis district

Grades 6–8

River Bend Middle School228 students · FultonThis district

Grades 9–12

Fulton High School284 students · FultonThis district

Grades K–5

Fulton Elem School421 students · FultonThis district

Grades 6–8

River Bend Middle School228 students · FultonThis district

Grades 9–12

Fulton High School284 students · FultonThis district

Grades K–5

Fulton Elem School421 students · FultonThis district

Grades 6–8

River Bend Middle School228 students · FultonThis district

Grades 9–12

Fulton High School284 students · FultonThis district

Grades K–5

Fulton Elem School421 students · FultonThis district

Grades 6–8

River Bend Middle School228 students · FultonThis district

Grades 9–12

Fulton High School284 students · FultonThis district

Grades PK–5

Fulton Elem School or Northside SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5

Fulton Elem School or Southside SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

River Bend Middle School or Morrison Jr High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Morrison High School or Fulton High SchoolDepends on your addressMorrison Community Unit School District 6

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency23%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts26%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 87.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,022

per student each year · 35% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration36%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)50%

State44%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

945’20

939’21

942’22

957’23

998’24

Students

White · 89%885

Two or more races · 6%58

Hispanic · 4%42

Black · 1%9

Asian · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Fulton4,303 people

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Fulton3,709 people

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Garden Plain1,161 people

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Albany776 people

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Ustick410 people

Also covers small parts of Union Grove and Albany.

Schools4 in district

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Fulton Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 421 students · Fulton

BPublic 📚

River Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 228 students · Fulton

B-Public 🏫

Fulton High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 284 students · Fulton

B+Public 📚

Early Step Pre-SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 65 students · Fulton

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Camanche Community School DistrictClinton · $13,298 per student

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Clinton Community School DistrictClinton · $14,701 per student

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West Carroll Community Unit School District 314York · $16,799 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.