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Panhandle CUSD 2 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 298 students in Panhandle CUSD 2 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 Panhandle CUSD 2 School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
444 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
42 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Panhandle CUSD 2 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 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#478 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)18%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
2,875 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
66,874 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
26 Students
327,522 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
27%
# Black Students
n/a
200,526 Students
% Black Students
n/a
17%
# White Students
406 Students
537,078 Students
% White Students
92%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,010 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
52,605 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
29
55,955
# Students in K Grade:
37
116,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
32
126,375
# Students in 2nd Grade:
36
167,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
130,315
# Students in 4th Grade:
26
130,334
# Students in 5th Grade:
36
129,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
28
132,181
# Students in 7th Grade:
35
113,007
# Students in 8th Grade:
18
113,824
# Students in 9th Grade:
41
2,377
# Students in 10th Grade:
43
2,138
# Students in 11th Grade:
35
1,882
# Students in 12th Grade:
27
1,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,194 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,363 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,194
$21,990
Spending / Student
$19,363
$21,244
Best Panhandle CUSD 2 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Raymond Grade School
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
505 N Prairie St
Raymond, IL 62560
(217) 229-4215
Raymond, IL 62560
(217) 229-4215
Grades: 2-5
| 119 students
Rank: #22.
Lincolnwood Jr High School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
507 N Prairie St
Raymond, IL 62560
(217) 229-4237
Raymond, IL 62560
(217) 229-4237
Grades: 6-8
| 81 students
Rank: #33.
Farmersville Elementary School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59% )
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
407 Sedentop St
Farmersville, IL 62533
(217) 229-4215
Farmersville, IL 62533
(217) 229-4215
Grades: PK-1
| 98 students
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