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Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Cedar Township, Abingdon, Indian Point Township, Union Township, Avon, Greenbush Township, Floyd Township, Berwick Township, Chestnut Township, Ellisville Township and St. Augustine, and parts of Lee Township.

Cedar Township’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Illinois school districts

Students
906
Schools
4
Spent per student
$16,276
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$7.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the IL average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.3M, about $8,012 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Cedar Township 2,942C+Abingdon 2,832C+Indian Point Township 1,387Union Township 848Avon 672Greenbush Township 521Floyd Township 399Berwick Township 297Chestnut Township 224Ellisville Township 150St. Augustine 113

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cedar Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Hedding Grade SchThis district
6–82 middle schoolsGalesburg Community Unit School District 205
9–122 high schoolsGalesburg Community Unit School District 205

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8% · 456 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 29.9% · 433 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.6% · 59 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
$16,276 per student · 25% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 46%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
939’20
895’21
903’22
901’23
906’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Hedding Grade Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abingdon
C+
376 students11:1
Avon Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Avon
C
48 students10:1
Abingdon-Avon Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Avon
C
204 students15:1
Abingdon-Avon High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Abingdon
C
278 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4Deerfield Township, Maquon Township, Young Hickory Township
$20,284per student
Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170Bushnell Township, Harris Township, Prairie City Township
$18,491per student
Fulton County Community Unit School District 3Deerfield Township, Harris Township
$19,591per student
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205Coldbrook Township, Galesburg Township
$16,983per student

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.