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Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Grant, Hoopeston, Butler, Rankin, Lovejoy, Fountain Creek, Wellington and Prairie Green, and parts of Pigeon Grove and Button.
Students
1,064
Schools
4
Spent per student
$21,609
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$1.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
- School Grade D: better than 8% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts below the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.5M, about $1,456 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 proficiency9%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,609 per student · 0% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 61%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,117’20
1,113’21
1,134’22
1,103’23
1,064’24
Down 4.7% since 2020.
Students
White 72%Hispanic 19%Black 5%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6Ash Grove, Cissna Park
$16,173per student
Milford Area Public School District 124Ash Grove, Milford, Stockland
$21,364per student
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10Artesia, Loda, Patton
$17,055per student
Armstrong Township High School District 225Kerr, Middlefork
$25,184per 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.