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East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Coloma, Rock Falls, Nelson and Nelson, and parts of Harmon.
Students
214
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,268
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20
- School Grade C: better than 25% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.7M, about $3,327 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Walnut.
PK–52 elementary schoolsBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
6–82 middle schoolsBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
8Bureau Valley Elem and JHBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
9–12Bureau Valley High SchoolBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,268 per student · 6% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 34%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 42%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
224’20
234’21
215’22
213’23
214’24
Down 4.5% since 2020.
Students
White 73%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 4%Black <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Sterling Community Unit District 5Hopkins, Palmyra, Sterling
$15,512per student
Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145Hume, Montmorency
$18,221per student
Rock Falls Township High School District 301Hume, Montmorency
$21,141per student
Amboy Community Unit School District 272Marion, South Dixon
$18,499per 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.