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Odell Community Consolidated School District 435
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Odell, Odell, Union and Nevada, and parts of Esmen and Sunbury.
Students
155
Schools
1
Spent per student
$16,525
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Odell Community Consolidated School District 435
- School Grade C: better than 25% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Spends 23% less per student than the IL average
- 9 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 11.4% since 2020
- Debt of $0.4M, about $2,439 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Nevada.
PK–82 schoolsDwight Common School District 232
9–122 high schoolsPontiac Township High School District 90
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 97% at Pontiac Township High School District 90, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,525 per student · 23% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 41%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
175’20
193’21
172’22
162’23
155’24
Down 11.4% since 2020.
Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Two or more races <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Dwight Township High School District 230Allen, Broughton, Dwight
$31,169per student
Dwight Common School District 232Dwight, Highland
$13,831per student
Pontiac Township High School District 90Owego, Pontiac, Saunemin
$21,527per student
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Owego, Pontiac
$19,487per 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.