Bluford Unit School District 318

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Webber and Bluford, and parts of Pendleton.

At a glance

370Students enrolled

2Schools

2Towns served

$14,405Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

38%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

WebberBluford

Grades PK–8

Bluford Grade School236 students · BlufordThis district

Grades 9–12

Webber High School134 students · BlufordThis district

Grades PK–8

Bluford Grade School236 students · BlufordThis district

Grades 9–12

Webber High School134 students · BlufordThis 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 proficiency17%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts22%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 87.3% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)

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

Where the money goes

$14,405

per student each year · 33% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration32%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)31%

State59%

Federal10%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

389’20

357’21

377’22

368’23

370’24

Students

White · 95%352

Two or more races · 3%10

Hispanic · 1%5

Black · 1%2

Asian · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Webber1,636 people

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Bluford483 people

Also covers small parts of Pendleton.

Schools2 in district

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Bluford Grade SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 236 students · Bluford

BPublic 🏫

Webber High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 134 students · Bluford

C-Public

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

Nearby districts

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Wayne City Community Unit School District 100Four Mile · $15,086 per student

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Bluford Unit School District 318 (9-12) in FarringtonFarrington

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Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99Farrington · $16,849 per student

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Field Community Consolidated School District 3Mount Vernon · $13,024 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.