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C−

Potomac Community Unit School District 10

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Middlefork Township and Potomac, and parts of Blount Township, Ross Township, South Ross Township, Butler Township and Pilot Township.

Middlefork Township’s School Grade C better than 33% of Illinois school districts

Students
137
Schools
1
Spent per student
$19,597
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Potomac Community Unit School District 10

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the IL average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $12,241 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMiddlefork Township 1,295Potomac 656

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Middlefork Township. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–12Armstrong High SchoolArmstrong Township High School District 225

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 25.8% · 83 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 29.9% · 85 students tested

Graduation rate 74% at Armstrong Twp HSD 225, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

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
$19,597 per student · 9% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 49%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
135’20
142’21
143’22
129’23
137’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <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.

Potomac Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Potomac
C
137 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Armstrong Township High School District 225Compromise Township, Kerr Township
$25,184per student
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188Compromise Township, Kerr Township
$17,292per student
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197Compromise Township, Ogden Township
$14,955per student
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Oakwood Township, Ogden Township
$14,500per 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.