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Pawnee Community Unit School District 11
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Pawnee, Pawnee, South Fork and Cotton Hill, and parts of Ball, Divernon and Bois D'Arc.
Students
572
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,348
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
What stands out about Pawnee Community Unit School District 11
- School Grade C: better than 31% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Spends 29% less per student than the IL average
- 10 students per teacher
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Penn.
PK–42 elementary schoolsOkaw Valley Community Unit School District 302
52 elementary schoolsCentral A & M Community Unit School District 21
6–82 middle schoolsCentral A & M Community Unit School District 21
9–122 high schoolsCentral A & M Community Unit School District 21
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,348 per student · 29% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 54%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
551’20
551’21
560’22
563’23
572’24
Up 3.8% since 2020.
Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5Capital, Chatham, Chatham
$11,190per student
Springfield School District 186Capital, Springfield
$24,521per student
Panhandle Community Unit School District 2Farmersville, Harvel, Pitman
$19,541per student
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3Buckhart, Taylorville
$14,364per 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.