C
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Timber, Hollis, Glasford, Mapleton and Kingston Mines, and parts of Limestone, Logan, Orion and Banner.
Students
855
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,713
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$7.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
- School Grade C: better than 30% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- Spends 32% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $7.6M, about $8,868 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 proficiency16%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,713 per student · 32% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 44%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
888’20
871’21
897’22
868’23
855’24
Down 3.7% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Pekin Community High School District 303Cincinnati, Creve Coeur, Pekin
$17,291per student
Limestone Community High School District 310Kickapoo, Peoria, Peoria City
$16,719per student
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191Spring Lake
$15,707per student
Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606Spring Lake
$18,814per 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.