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Armstrong Township High School District 225
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Blount, Compromise, Middlefork, Harwood, Pilot and Kerr.
Students
114
Schools
1
Spent per student
$25,184
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Armstrong Township High School District 225
- School Grade C: better than 27% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Spends 17% more per student than the IL average
- 8 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 17.4% since 2020
- Debt of $2.1M, about $18,439 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 proficiency10%
State average 25.8% · small group: the state reports 0–20%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 30.7% · small group: the state reports 21–39%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,184 per student · 17% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 31%Federal 2%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
138’20
136’21
135’22
114’23
114’24
Down 17.4% since 2020.
Students
White 91%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Oakwood, Ogden, Stanton
$14,500per student
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197Ogden, Rantoul, Stanton
$14,955per student
Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School DistrictNewell, South Ross
$10,487per student
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118Danville, Danville
$25,776per 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.