For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 264 students in Pana CUSD 8 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Pana CUSD 8 School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
1,172 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
84 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Pana CUSD 8 School District, which is ranked within the top 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#369 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.71
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
12 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
29%
# Black Students
6 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
1,129 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
96%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
70
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
79
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
82
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
67
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
55
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
80
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
82
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
79
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
100
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
86
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
110
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
96
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
88
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
98
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,931 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,190 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,931
$21,914
Spending / Student
$16,190
$21,170
Best Pana CUSD 8 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pana Jr High School
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Po Box 377
Pana, IL 62557
(217) 562-6500
Pana, IL 62557
(217) 562-6500
Grades: 6-8
| 264 students
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