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Newark Community Consolidated School District 66

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns

Serves Big Grove, Fox, Newark, Millington and Millbrook, and parts of Yorkville, Kendall, Mission and Lisbon.

Students
205
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,112
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Newark Community Consolidated School District 66

  • School Grade A−: better than 78% of Illinois districts
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 44% less per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $5,390 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walnut.

PK–52 elementary schoolsBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
6–8Bureau 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

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts47%
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
$12,112 per student · 44% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 17%Federal 5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
226’20
228’21
235’22
214’23
205’24

Down 9.3% since 2020.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 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.

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