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Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns
Serves Pontiac, Pontiac, Esmen, Owego and Eppards Point, and parts of Odell and Avoca.
Students
1,135
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,487
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$3.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429
- School Grade D: better than 13% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $3.8M, about $3,347 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
2020–21Math proficiency9%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts15%
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$19,487 per student · 10% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 52%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,165’20
1,136’21
1,108’22
1,083’23
1,135’24
About steady.
Students
White 75%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 7%Black 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Pontiac Township High School District 90Nevada, Pike, Rooks Creek
$21,527per student
Dwight Common School District 232Nevada, Sunbury, Union
$13,831per student
Dwight Township High School District 230Nevada, Sunbury, Union
$31,169per student
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Indian Grove, Pike, Yates
$16,593per 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.