Crab Orchard CUSD 3 School District

19189 Bailey St
Marion, IL 62959-7355
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 339 students in Crab Orchard CUSD 3 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Crab Orchard CUSD 3 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
488 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

District Rank

Crab Orchard CUSD 3 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-69% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (IL)
#482 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Crab Orchard CUSD 3  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
(20-21)
17%
28%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Crab Orchard CUSD 3  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Illinois by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
28%
30%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Crab Orchard CUSD 3  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Illinois by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
60-64%
50%
60-69%
87%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Crab Orchard CUSD 3  School District and public school graduation rate of Illinois by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.06
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
29%
# Black Students
1 Student
135,602 Students
% Black Students
n/a
22%
# White Students
473 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
97%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
30
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
33
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
40
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
33
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
25
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
37
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
26
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
43
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
39
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
32
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
41
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
29
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
47
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,252 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,930 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 32% over four school years.
This School District
This State (IL)
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$41,381 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Crab Orchard CUSD 3  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Illinois by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$7 MM
$39,976 MM
This chart displays total spending of Crab Orchard CUSD 3  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Illinois by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$14,252
$22,343
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Crab Orchard CUSD 3  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Illinois by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$14,930
$21,585
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Crab Orchard CUSD 3  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Illinois by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Crab Orchard CUSD 3 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
19189 Bailey St
Marion, IL 62959
(618) 982-2181
Grades: PK-8
| 339 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 488 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 3%
  • : 60-69% (Btm 50% in IL)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 17% (Btm 50%)
  • : 28% (Top 50%)
  • : 60-64% (Top 30%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education

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