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Waterford Joint No. 1 School District
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Waterford, Waterford and Rochester, and parts of Burlington, Norway and Dover.
Students
1,473
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,555
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Debt
$12.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Waterford Joint No. 1 School District
- School Grade A: better than 92% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
- Spends 19% more per student than the WI average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020
- Debt of $12.0M, about $8,164 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Owen Township.
K–525 elementary schoolsRockford School District 205
6–8Thurgood Marshall SchoolRockford School District 205
9–126 high schoolsRockford School District 205
Test scores vs. WI
2020–21Math proficiency54%
State average 37.2%
Graduation rate 65% at Rockford School District 205, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,555 per student · 19% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 26%Other 29%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 52%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,356’20
1,476’21
1,463’22
1,462’23
1,473’24
Up 8.6% since 2020.
Students
White 89%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Burlington Area School DistrictBurlington, Lyons, Spring Prairie
$14,544per student
East Troy Community School DistrictEast Troy, Spring Prairie
$15,542per student
Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School DistrictLyons, Spring Prairie
$17,940per student
Union Grove Union High School DistrictRaymond, Union Grove, Yorkville
$13,754per 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.