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Belleville School District 118
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Belleville and St. Clair Township, and parts of Swansea, Smithton Township and Smithton.
Students
3,275
Schools
11
Spent per student
$20,741
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$24.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Belleville School District 118
- School Grade C: better than 29% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.7% since 2020
- Debt of $24.7M, about $7,531 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Universal.
PK–42 elementary schoolsSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
5–8South Vermillion Middle SchoolSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
9–12South Vermillion High SchoolSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency14%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at South Vermillion Community School Corporation, which runs the high school (state 90.9%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,741 per student · 4% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 59%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,510’20
3,429’21
3,390’22
3,358’23
3,275’24
Down 6.7% since 2020.
Students
Black 51%White 32%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Abraham Lincoln Elem School
C542 students16:1
Union Elem School
B432 students15:1
Westhaven Elementary
B−313 students9:1
Jefferson Elem School
B293 students11:1
Roosevelt Elem School
B272 students15:1
Douglas Elem School
C+233 students11:1
Franklin Elem School
C172 students9:1
Henry Raab Elem School
C−154 students14:1
West Jr High School
C+364 students12:1
Central Jr High School
B−308 students13:1
Washington School
192 students23:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Belleville Township High School District 201Cahokia Heights, Canteen Township, Caseyville Township
$20,728per student
O'Fallon Township High School District 203Caseyville Township, O'Fallon, Shiloh Valley Township
$16,315per student
Freeburg Community High School District 77Freeburg Township, Freeburg, Millstadt Township
$16,047per student
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19Freeburg Township, Shiloh Valley Township, Shiloh
$15,184per 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.