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Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 16 towns
Serves Limestone, Pilot, Essex, Limestone, Herscher, Salina, Norton, Greenfield, Bonfield, Round Grove, Buckingham, Milks Grove, Reddick, Campus, Irwin and Union Hill, and parts of Kankakee, Kankakee, Otto, Garfield and Broughton.
Students
1,686
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,611
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$12.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Herscher Community Unit School District 2
- School Grade A−: better than 77% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $12.6M, about $7,470 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ritchie.
PK–1Bruning Elem SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
2–5L J Stevens Intermediate SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
6–8Wilmington Middle SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
9–12Wilmington High SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,611 per student · 9% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 52%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 36%Federal 24%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,658’20
1,703’21
1,695’22
1,678’23
1,686’24
About steady.
Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School DistrictBraceville, Gardner, Goodfarm
$30,824per student
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307Bourbonnais, Bradley
$17,238per student
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72CGardner, Goodfarm, Maine
$19,090per student
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258Bourbonnais, Bradley
$14,687per 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.