C+
Rock Falls Elementary School District 13
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Coloma and Rock Falls, and parts of Hume.
Students
927
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,302
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Rock Falls Elementary School District 13
- School Grade C+: better than 37% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.1M, about $2,288 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 proficiency18%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts24%
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$17,302 per student · 20% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 69%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
905’20
875’21
865’22
882’23
927’24
About steady.
Students
White 61%Hispanic 30%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Sterling Community Unit District 5Hopkins, Sterling, Sterling
$15,512per student
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Lyndon, Prophetstown, Tampico
$15,473per student
Rock Falls Township High School District 301Montmorency, Nelson
$21,141per student
Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145Montmorency
$18,221per 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.