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Hall High School District 502

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 12 towns

Serves Hall Township, Spring Valley, Selby Township, De Pue, Ladd, Westfield Township, Dalzell, Cherry, Leepertown Township, Seatonville, Bureau Junction and Hollowayville, and parts of Peru.

Hall Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Students
388
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,020
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$45.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hall High School District 502

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $45.1M, about $116,302 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Hall Township 8,193C−Spring Valley 5,408B−Selby Township 2,101DDe Pue 1,571C−Ladd 1,384Westfield Township 819Dalzell 639Cherry 417Leepertown Township 320Seatonville 311Bureau Junction 279Hollowayville 45

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hall Township. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsSpring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99
9–12Hall High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 25.8% · 91 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 29.9% · 71 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–74%
State average 87.6% · 94 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
$20,020 per student · 7% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 36%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
419’20
387’21
403’22
410’23
388’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Hall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spring Valley
C+
388 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Dimmick Township, LaSalle, LaSalle Township
$26,538per student
Princeton High School District 500Arispie Township, Berlin Township, Princeton Township
$19,488per student
Oglesby Elementary School District 125LaSalle Township, Peru Township
$16,441per student
Putnam County Community Unit School District 535Granville Township, Hennepin Township, Hennepin
$20,469per 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.