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LaSalle Elementary School District 122
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves LaSalle and LaSalle.
Students
919
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,450
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$5.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about LaSalle Elementary School District 122
- School Grade D: better than 8% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
- Spends 13% more per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $5.8M, about $6,289 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 proficiency4%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts14%
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$24,450 per student · 13% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 42%Support & administration 54%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 66%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
917’20
914’21
892’22
906’23
919’24
About steady.
Students
White 52%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Deer Park, Dimmick, Eden
$26,538per student
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175Dimmick, Peru
$18,761per student
Peru Elementary School District 124Peru, Peru
$14,819per student
Oglesby Elementary School District 125Oglesby, Peru
$16,441per 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.