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Joppa-Maple Grove Unit District 38

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Joppa.

Joppa’s Schools page →

Students
200
Schools
2
Spent per student
$23,239
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
The gist

What stands out about Joppa-Maple Grove Unit District 38

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Illinois districts
  • Spends 8% more per student than the IL average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Joppa. Grade by grade →

PK–6Maple Grove Elem SchoolThis district
7–12Joppa Jr & Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 25.8% · 114 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 29.9% · 118 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.6% · 20 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$23,239 per student · 8% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 59%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
231’20
220’21
226’22
201’23
200’24

Down 13.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Hispanic 2%

Schools in the district

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

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.