Springfield School District 186
Public
Regional · 8 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Springfield, Capital, Woodside, Springfield, Jerome, Southern View, Leland Grove and Grandview, and parts of Clear Lake, Gardner and Curran.
At a glance
13,014Students enrolled
34Schools
8Towns served
$24,521Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
64%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–5
Southern View Elem School or Hazel Dell Elem School or Laketown Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listBall-Chatham Community Unit School District 5Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IL
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 87.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$24,521
per student each year · 14% above the IL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
13,483’20
13,070’21
13,066’22
12,920’23
13,014’24
Students
Black · 45%5,828
White · 35%4,563
Two or more races · 13%1,691
Hispanic · 4%499
Asian · 3%353
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%31
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Springfield113,330 people
Capital111,650 people
Woodside11,416 people
Springfield5,522 people
Jerome1,807 people
Southern View1,751 people
Leland Grove1,517 people
Grandview1,243 people
Also covers small parts of Clear Lake, Gardner and Curran.
Schools34 in district
Dubois Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 469 students · Springfield
D-PublicLindsay SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 438 students · Springfield
C+PublicIles Elem SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 · 414 students · Springfield
A+PublicSpringfield Ball Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 394 students · Springfield
C+CharterHarvard Park Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 370 students · Springfield
D-PublicButler Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 367 students · Springfield
C+PublicRidgely Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 343 students · Springfield
DPublicOwen Marsh Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 324 students · Springfield
BPublicFairview Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 302 students · Springfield
D-PublicFeitshans Elem SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 288 students · Springfield
D-PublicSandburg Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 279 students · Springfield
B+PublicEnos Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 245 students · Springfield
C-PublicJane Addams Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 243 students · Springfield
C-PublicElizabeth Graham Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 241 students · Springfield
C-PublicWilcox Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 241 students · Springfield
C+PublicBlack Hawk Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 234 students · Springfield
C-PublicMatheny-Withrow Elem SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 216 students · Springfield
C-PublicMcClernand Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 213 students · Springfield
DPublicSouthern View Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 171 students · Springfield
DPublicHazel Dell Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 140 students · Springfield
DPublicLaketown Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 135 students · Springfield
B-PublicBenjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 709 students · Springfield
BPublicJefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 517 students · Springfield
C-PublicWashington Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 516 students · Springfield
DPublicU S Grant Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 498 students · Springfield
CPublicLincoln Magnet SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 300 students · Springfield
APublicSpringfield High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,308 students · Springfield
APublicSpringfield Southeast High SchHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,229 students · Springfield
C+PublicLanphier High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,117 students · Springfield
CPublicDouglas SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · Springfield
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Williamsville Community Unit School District 15Fancy Creek · Sherman · Williams · $13,377 per student
Athens Community Unit School District 213Fancy Creek · $13,087 per student
Auburn Community Unit School District 10Chatham · $14,257 per student
Rochester Community Unit School District 3ARochester · $14,844 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.