Waterloo Community Unit School District 5

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Waterloo and Hecker, and parts of Millstadt and Prairie Du Long.

At a glance

2,767Students enrolled

5Schools

2Towns served

$13,843Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

21%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

WaterlooHecker

Grades PK–1

W J Zahnow Elem School487 students · WaterlooThis district

Grades 2–3

Rogers Elem School417 students · WaterlooThis district

Grades 6–8

Waterloo Junior High School613 students · WaterlooThis district

Grades 9–12

Waterloo High School876 students · WaterlooThis district

Grades PK–1

W J Zahnow Elem School487 students · WaterlooThis district

Grades 2–3

Rogers Elem School417 students · WaterlooThis district

Grades 6–8

Waterloo Junior High School613 students · WaterlooThis district

Grades 9–12

Waterloo High School876 students · WaterlooThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency38%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts46%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 87.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,843

per student each year · 36% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration34%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)62%

State35%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,687’20

2,742’21

2,768’22

2,742’23

2,767’24

Students

White · 93%2,581

Hispanic · 3%81

Two or more races · 3%78

Asian · 0%12

Black · 0%11

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Waterloo11,129 people

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Hecker521 people

Also covers small parts of Millstadt and Prairie Du Long.

Schools5 in district

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W J Zahnow Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 487 students · Waterloo

Public 📚

Rogers Elem SchoolElementary · Grades 2–3 · 417 students · Waterloo

APublic 📚

Gardner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 374 students · Waterloo

APublic 📚

Waterloo Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 613 students · Waterloo

A-Public 🏫

Waterloo High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 876 students · Waterloo

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Belleville Township High School District 201Millstadt · Smithton · Stookey · $20,728 per student

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Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70New Athens · Smithton · $14,432 per student

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Freeburg Community High School District 77New Athens · Smithton · $16,047 per student

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Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160Millstadt · Stookey · $14,718 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.