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Ritenour School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Overland, St. Ann, St. John, Breckenridge Hills, Woodson Terrace, Vinita Park, Charlack, Edmundson and Sycamore Hills.
Students
6,579
Schools
10
Spent per student
$13,034
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$43.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Ritenour School District
- School Grade D: better than 5% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 15 pts below the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the MO average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020
- Debt of $43.6M, about $6,625 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Quarry.
PK–4Grafton Elem SchoolJersey Community Unit School District 100
5–7Jersey Community Middle SchoolJersey Community Unit School District 100
8–12Jersey Comm High SchoolJersey Community Unit School District 100
Test scores vs. MO
2020–21Math proficiency13%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 45.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,034 per student · 11% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 39%Federal 20%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,228’20
6,316’21
5,628’22
6,414’23
6,579’24
Up 5.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 42%Hispanic 31%White 17%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Marvin Elem.
D561 students16:1
Wyland Elem.
D545 students16:1
Marion Elem.
C−496 students14:1
Kratz Elem.
D474 students14:1
Buder Elem.
D471 students13:1
Iveland Elem.
D441 students14:1
Ritenour Middle
D737 students15:1
Hoech Middle
D664 students13:1
Ritenour SR. High
C−2,041 students20:1
Ritenour Early Childhood CTR
149 students17:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.