C+
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Pendleton, Belle Rive and Moores Prairie, and parts of Mount Vernon, Dodds and Spring Garden.
Students
122
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,775
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5
- School Grade C+: better than 39% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- 9 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 17.6% since 2020
- Debt of $0.3M, about $2,049 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mulkeytown.
PK–8Christopher Elem SchoolChristopher Community Unit School District 99
9–12Christopher HighChristopher Community Unit School District 99
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 84% at Christopher Community Unit School District 99, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,775 per student · 1% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 60%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
148’20
142’21
145’22
138’23
122’24
Down 17.6% since 2020.
Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Hispanic <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Field, McClellan, Mount Vernon
$21,435per student
Benton Consolidated High School District 103Ewing, Northern
$19,692per student
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115Ewing, Northern
$15,444per student
Akin Community Consolidated School District 91Northern
$18,795per 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.