C−
Oglesby Elementary School District 125
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves LaSalle, Peru, Oglesby and Cedar Point, and parts of Peru, Eden and Deer Park.
Students
444
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,441
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$1.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Oglesby Elementary School District 125
- School Grade C−: better than 15% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
- Spends 24% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.2M, about $2,732 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 proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts13%
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$16,441 per student · 24% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 60%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
467’20
456’21
466’22
460’23
444’24
Down 4.9% since 2020.
Students
White 76%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 6%Black 1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Dimmick, Hope, LaSalle
$26,538per student
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175Dimmick, LaSalle
$18,761per student
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185LaSalle, Utica
$17,913per student
Ottawa Township High School District 140Farm Ridge, South Ottawa, Utica
$18,784per 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.