B+
Polo Community Unit School District 222
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Buffalo, Polo, Pine Creek, Woosung, Lincoln, Eagle Point and Brookville, and parts of Palmyra, Jordan and Grand Detour.
Students
594
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,826
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$13.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Polo Community Unit School District 222
- School Grade B+: better than 70% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 27% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $13.6M, about $22,837 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 proficiency27%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,826 per student · 27% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 41%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
586’20
576’21
589’22
591’23
594’24
About steady.
Students
White 89%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Oregon Community Unit School District 220Mount Morris, Oregon-Nashua, Taylor
$17,853per student
Dixon Unit School District 170Dixon, Nelson, Taylor
$16,626per student
Sterling Community Unit District 5Genesee, Hopkins, Sterling
$15,512per student
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399Elkhorn Grove, Genesee
$18,276per 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.