C−
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 12 towns
Serves Mendota, Mendota, Troy Grove, Sublette, Brooklyn, Ophir, Meriden, Viola, Troy Grove, Compton, Clarion and West Brooklyn, and parts of Wyoming, Westfield and Lee Center.
Students
1,042
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,892
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$4.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
- School Grade C−: better than 23% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Spends 26% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $4.7M, about $4,472 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Sublette.
PK–42 elementary schoolsAmboy Community Unit School District 272
42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsMendota Township High School District 280
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency10%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Mendota Township High School District 280, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,892 per student · 26% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 51%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,065’20
1,028’21
1,040’22
1,016’23
1,042’24
About steady.
Students
White 52%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
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.