B+
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Ottawa, Ottawa Township, Dayton Township and Wallace Township.
Students
420
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,088
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$3.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195
- School Grade B+: better than 66% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- Spends 21% less per student than the IL average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $3.3M, about $7,867 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Oran Township.
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 proficiency27%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts37%
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$17,088 per student · 21% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 32%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
412’21
396’22
400’23
420’24
About steady.
Students
White 82%Hispanic 13%Black 2%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Ottawa Township High School District 140Freedom Township, Naplate, Rutland Township
$18,784per student
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230Rutland Township
$30,971per student
Serena CUSD 2Freedom Township, Serena Township
$20,344per student
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Utica Township, Waltham Township
$26,538per 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.