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Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Raleigh, Independence, Brushy, Mountain, Raleigh, Cottage and Muddy, and parts of Carrier Mills.
Students
1,781
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,341
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$29.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
- School Grade C: better than 29% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $29.9M, about $16,800 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 proficiency5%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,341 per student · 20% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 64%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,794’20
1,791’21
1,771’22
1,788’23
1,781’24
About steady.
Students
White 83%Two or more races 8%Black 4%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7Eagle Creek, Equality, North Fork
$16,825per student
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4East Eldorado, Long Branch
$19,482per student
Galatia Community Unit School District 1Galatia, Long Branch
$14,233per student
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School DistrictStonefort
$17,523per 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.