B
Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Catlin, Catlin, Vance, Sidell, Fairmount, Sidell, Carroll, Indianola and Jamaica, and parts of Danville and Young America.
Students
878
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,725
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$11.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
- School Grade B: better than 63% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 32% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $11.1M, about $12,690 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Newcomb.
K–6Fisher Grade SchoolFisher Community Unit School District 1
7–12Fisher Jr/Sr High SchoolFisher Community Unit School District 1
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,725 per student · 32% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 44%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
848’20
866’21
863’22
874’23
878’24
Up 3.5% since 2020.
Students
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Westville Community Unit School District 2Belgium, Georgetown, McKendree
$20,568per student
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4Elwood, Georgetown, McKendree
$17,991per student
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Oakwood, South Homer
$14,500per student
Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School DistrictBlount, Newell
$10,487per 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.