For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,140 students in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
1,788 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 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 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#591 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)5%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
2,875 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
8 Students
66,874 Students
% Asian Students
1%
6%
# Hispanic Students
59 Students
327,522 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
27%
# Black Students
77 Students
200,526 Students
% Black Students
4%
17%
# White Students
1,492 Students
537,078 Students
% White Students
83%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,010 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
151 Students
52,605 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
120
55,955
# Students in K Grade:
140
116,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
124
126,375
# Students in 2nd Grade:
143
167,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
137
130,315
# Students in 4th Grade:
102
130,334
# Students in 5th Grade:
146
129,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
122
132,181
# Students in 7th Grade:
116
113,007
# Students in 8th Grade:
110
113,824
# Students in 9th Grade:
132
2,377
# Students in 10th Grade:
130
2,138
# Students in 11th Grade:
136
1,882
# Students in 12th Grade:
130
1,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (19-20)
$30 MM
$15 MM
Spending (19-20)
$28 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (19-20)
$16,205
$19,707
Spending / Student (19-20)
$15,239
$19,097
Best Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Harrisburg Middle School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
312 Bulldog Blvd
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Grades: 6-8
| 348 students
Rank: #22.
East Side Intermediate School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
315 E Church St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Grades: 3-5
| 385 students
Rank: n/an/a
411 W Lincoln St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Grades: K-2
| 407 students
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