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C

Central CUSD 3

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 15 towns

Serves Camp Point Township, Gilmer Township, Camp Point, Clayton Township, Northeast Township, Honey Creek Township, Golden, Clayton, Columbus Township, Concord Township, Houston Township, McKee Township, Coatsburg, Columbus and La Prairie.

Camp Point Township’s School Grade C better than 32% of Illinois school districts

Students
743
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,858
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Central CUSD 3

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $326 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Camp Point Township. Grade by grade →

PK–KCentral Early ChildhoodThis district
1–4Central Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Central Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 25.8% · 431 students tested
Reading / language arts20%
State average 29.9% · 408 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.6% · 70 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,858 per student · 26% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 54%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
842’20
815’21
784’22
731’23
743’24

Down 11.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.