B+
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Compromise, Gifford, Harwood and Kerr, and parts of Rantoul.
Students
151
Schools
1
Spent per student
$17,292
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188
- School Grade B+: better than 72% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020
- Debt of $0.3M, about $1,735 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Oran.
PK–8Chester-East Lincoln Elem SchoolChester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61
9–12Lincoln Comm High SchoolLincoln Community High School District 404
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency37%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 80% at Lincoln Community High School District 404, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,292 per student · 20% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 37%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
163’20
181’21
166’22
161’23
151’24
Down 7.4% since 2020.
Students
White 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Rantoul Township High School District 193Condit, Ludlow, Somer
$19,210per student
Armstrong Township High School District 225Middlefork, Pilot
$25,184per student
Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61Middlefork, Pilot
$23,225per student
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Ogden, Somer, Stanton
$14,500per 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.