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Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Danville, Danville and Tilton, and parts of Newell, Blount and Catlin.
Students
4,940
Schools
11
Spent per student
$25,776
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Debt
$27.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
- School Grade D: better than 5% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 13 pts below the state
- Spends 20% more per student than the IL average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $27.1M, about $5,487 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 proficiency6%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,776 per student · 20% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 50%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 56%Federal 27%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,725’20
4,606’21
4,754’22
4,766’23
4,940’24
Up 4.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 46%White 30%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 11%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Mark Denman Elementary School
D−545 students17:1
Southwest Elem School
D−469 students19:1
Liberty Elem School
377 students18:1
Northeast Elem Magnet School
347 students18:1
Meade Park Elem School
D−312 students14:1
Edison Elem School
233 students13:1
North Ridge Middle School
B740 students21:1
South View Upper Elem School
B664 students19:1
Danville High School
C1,253 students15:1
Kenneth D Bailey Academy
0 students0:1
Vermilion Co Detention Center
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Westville Community Unit School District 2Belgium, Georgetown, McKendree
$20,568per student
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Oakwood, Vance
$14,500per student
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4Georgetown, McKendree
$17,991per student
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76Oakwood
$14,492per 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.