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Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Pembroke and Hopkins Park, and parts of Beaverville.
Students
193
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,412
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259
- School Grade D: better than 6% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020
- Debt of $0.5M, about $2,383 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 proficiency2.5%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,412 per student · 1% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 37%Support & administration 62%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 67%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
178’20
187’21
166’22
199’23
193’24
Up 8.4% since 2020.
Students
Black 46%Hispanic 39%White 8%Two or more races 7%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
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.