B
Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Catlin, Catlin, Vance, Sidell, Fairmount, Sidell, Carroll, Indianola and Jamaica, and parts of Danville and Young America.
Students
878
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,725
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$11.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
- School Grade B: better than 63% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 32% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $11.1M, about $12,690 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Stone Bluff.
PK–5Southeast Fountain ElementarySoutheast Fountain School Corporation
6–12Fountain Central High SchoolSoutheast Fountain School Corporation
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,725 per student · 32% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 44%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
848’20
866’21
863’22
874’23
878’24
Up 3.5% since 2020.
Students
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Westville Community Unit School District 2Belgium, Georgetown, McKendree
$20,568per student
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4Elwood, Georgetown, McKendree
$17,991per student
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Oakwood, South Homer
$14,500per student
Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School DistrictBlount, Newell
$10,487per 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.