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Serena CUSD 2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Mission Township, Dayton Township, Sheridan, Serena Township, Freedom Township and Miller Township, and parts of Northville Township, Rutland Township, Adams Township, Ophir Township and Waltham Township.

Mission Township’s School Grade C better than 31% of Illinois school districts

Students
611
Schools
4
Spent per student
$20,344
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$13.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Serena CUSD 2

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Illinois districts
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the IL average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.1M, about $21,375 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMission Township 3,738C+Dayton Township 2,379CSheridan 2,094CSerena Township 1,121Freedom Township 601Miller Township 576

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mission Township. Grade by grade →

K–4Sheridan Elem SchoolThis district
5–8Serena Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsNewark Community High School District 18

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 25.8% · 294 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 29.9% · 319 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 87.6% · 55 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
$20,344 per student · 6% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 39%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
619’20
652’21
646’22
614’23
611’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Harding Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Earlville
A−
130 students14:1
Sheridan Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sheridan
B−
135 students10:1
Serena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Serena
B
184 students12:1
Serena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Serena
D
162 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ottawa Township High School District 140Fall River Township, Manlius Township, Marseilles
$18,784per student
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195Ottawa, Ottawa Township, Wallace Township
$17,088per student
Newark Community High School District 18Big Grove Township, Fox Township, Millington
$21,517per student
Newark Community Consolidated School District 66Big Grove Township, Fox Township, Millington
$12,112per 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.