C
Kell Consolidated School District 2
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Haines, Romine and Kell, and parts of Raccoon.
Students
64
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,068
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Kell Consolidated School District 2
- School Grade C: better than 33% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 7% less per student than the IL average
- 7 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 27.3% since 2020
- Debt of $0.2M, about $3,016 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for St. Peter.
PK–5South Central Elementary-KinmundySouth Central Community Unit School District 401
6–8South Central Middle SchoolSouth Central Community Unit School District 401
9–12South Central High SchoolSouth Central Community Unit School District 401
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts24.5%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 84% at South Central Community Unit School District 401, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,068 per student · 7% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 49%Federal 28%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
88’20
70’21
83’22
74’23
64’24
Down 27.3% since 2020.
Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Two or more races 2%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Salem Community High School District 600Farrington, Iuka, Salem
$12,301per student
Centralia High School District 200Centralia, Rome
$21,397per student
Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7Iuka, Stevenson
$12,519per student
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Field, Rome
$21,435per 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.