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South Central Cud 401 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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 144 students in South Central Cud 401 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in South Central Cud 401 School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 1% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
629 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
55 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
South Central Cud 401 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 85-89% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#645 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)12%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
29%
# Black Students
6 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
615 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
98%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
18
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
39
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
42
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
42
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
49
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
40
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
49
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
48
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
47
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
49
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
47
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
67
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
43
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
49
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,442 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,377 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,442
$21,914
Spending / Student
$16,377
$21,170
Best South Central Cud 401 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South Central Middle School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
503 S Madison St
Kinmundy, IL 62854
(618) 547-7734
Kinmundy, IL 62854
(618) 547-7734
Grades: 6-8
| 144 students
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