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Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Old Town, Downs, Downs, Dawson, Blue Mound and Ellsworth, and parts of Bloomington and Arrowsmith.
Students
1,074
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,198
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Debt
$16.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3
- School Grade A: better than 93% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 30% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $16.9M, about $15,780 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Sangamon.
PK–32 elementary schoolsMonticello Community Unit School District 25
4–82 schoolsMonticello Community Unit School District 25
9–122 high schoolsMonticello Community Unit School District 25
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency52%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,198 per student · 30% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 35%Federal 2%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,116’20
1,100’21
1,095’22
1,080’23
1,074’24
Down 3.8% since 2020.
Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
McLean County Unit School District 5Bloomington, Bloomington City, Towanda
$16,899per student
Bloomington School District 87Bloomington, Bloomington City
$19,416per student
Le Roy Community Unit School District 2Empire, West
$16,146per student
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19Cheney's Grove, Martin
$17,634per 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.