C+
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 18 towns
Serves Gold Hill, Shawneetown, Equality, Ridgway, Ridgway, Equality, New Haven, New Haven, Asbury, Omaha, North Fork, Mountain, Shawnee, Cottage, Eagle Creek, Old Shawneetown, Bowlesville and Junction, and parts of Omaha.
Students
703
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,825
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
- School Grade C+: better than 44% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 22% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.2M, about $339 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mackey.
PK–62 schoolsEast Gibson School Corporation
7–8Wood Memorial Middle SchoolEast Gibson School Corporation
9–12Waldo J Wood Memorial HighEast Gibson School Corporation
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency11%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts35%
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$16,825 per student · 22% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 58%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
737’20
725’21
704’22
687’23
703’24
Down 4.6% since 2020.
Students
White 95%Two or more races 4%Hispanic <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4East Eldorado, Rector
$19,482per student
Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5Emma, Heralds Prairie
$16,644per student
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3Harrisburg, Independence
$17,341per student
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3Heralds Prairie, Indian Creek
$15,687per 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.