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Bond County Community Unit School District 2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 12 towns

Serves Central Township, Greenville, Burgess Township, Shoal Creek Township, Lagrange Township, Old Ripley Township, Pocahontas, Tamalco Township, Mills Township, Pierron, Sorento and Old Ripley, and parts of Mulberry Grove Township, Pleasant Mound Township and Walshville Township.

Central Township’s School Grade B better than 62% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,550
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,775
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$21.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bond County Community Unit School District 2

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Illinois districts
  • Spends 18% less per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.2M, about $13,668 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to 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 Central Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Greenville Elem SchoolThis district
6–8Greenville Jr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 29.9% · 832 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.6% · 125 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
$17,775 per student · 18% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 56%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,534’20
1,544’21
1,597’22
1,540’23
1,550’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 3%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 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.