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B+

River Bend Community Unit District 2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Fulton Township, Fulton, Garden Plain Township, Albany and Ustick Township, and parts of Union Grove Township and Albany Township.

Fulton Township’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Illinois school districts

Students
998
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,022
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$4.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about River Bend Community Unit District 2

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Illinois districts
  • Spends 35% less per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.2M, about $4,182 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Fulton Township 4,233B+Fulton 3,540Garden Plain Township 964Albany 838Ustick Township 529

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fulton Township. Grade by grade →

K–5Fulton Elem SchoolThis district
6–8River Bend Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fulton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 25.8% · 456 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 29.9% · 474 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.6% · 61 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
$14,022 per student · 35% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 44%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
945’20
939’21
942’22
957’23
998’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Black <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.

Early Step Pre-School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Fulton
65 students22:1
Fulton Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fulton
B
421 students15:1
River Bend Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fulton
B−
228 students13:1
Fulton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fulton
B+
284 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Erie Community Unit School District 1Cordova Township, Fenton Township, Newton Township
$25,420per student
Camanche Community School DistrictClinton
$13,298per student
Clinton Community School DistrictClinton
$14,701per student
Morrison Community Unit School District 6Clyde Township, Mount Pleasant Township
$14,230per 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.