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Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Galesburg City, Galesburg, Cedar, Henderson, Kelly, Coldbrook, Henderson and Galesburg, and parts of Knox, Sparta, East Galesburg, Floyd and Orange.
Students
3,863
Schools
8
Spent per student
$16,983
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$75.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
- School Grade C: better than 31% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Spends 21% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $75.7M, about $19,594 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Tompkins.
PK–32 elementary schoolsUnited Community School District 304
7–12United Jr./Sr. High SchoolUnited Community School District 304
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency13%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,983 per student · 21% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 53%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,997’20
3,929’21
3,928’22
3,904’23
3,863’24
Down 3.4% since 2020.
Students
White 54%Black 18%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 12%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Steele School
B542 students13:1
King School
C510 students14:1
Silas Willard Elem School
B−425 students11:1
Bright Futures Pre-K Prog
176 students22:1
Lombard Middle School
C534 students13:1
Galesburg Jr High School
B−518 students16:1
Galesburg Senior High School
B−1,158 students15:1
Knox Co Mary Davis Detention Home
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
United Community School District 304Lenox, Monmouth, North Henderson
$18,592per student
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202Haw Creek, Knoxville, Persifer
$16,236per student
ROWVA Community Unit School District 208Copley, Ontario, Rio
$16,326per student
Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276Berwick, Chestnut, Indian Point
$16,276per 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.