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C+

United Community School District 304

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 19 towns

Serves Monmouth Township, Monmouth, Spring Grove Township, Ontario Township, Tompkins Township, Alexis, Kirkwood, Suez Township, Rio Township, Sumner Township, Coldbrook Township, Floyd Township, North Henderson Township, Kelly Township, Hale Township, Little York, Lenox Township, Bald Bluff Township and North Henderson, and parts of Ellison Township, Ohio Grove Township and Rozetta Township.

Monmouth Township’s Schools page →

Students
1,008
Schools
4
Spent per student
$18,592
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$8.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about United Community School District 304

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the IL average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.9M, about $8,853 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Monmouth Township 9,599C+Monmouth 8,599Spring Grove Township 932Ontario Township 889Tompkins Township 857Alexis 755Kirkwood 650Suez Township 584Rio Township 488Sumner Township 476Coldbrook Township 423Floyd Township 399North Henderson Township 377Kelly Township 355Hale Township 318Little York 267Lenox Township 259Bald Bluff Township 205North Henderson 159

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Monmouth Township. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
7–12United Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 25.8% · 452 students tested
Reading / language arts17%
State average 29.9% · 477 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.6% · 67 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
$18,592 per student · 14% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 32%Federal 11%

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

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

Students
White 88%Hispanic 6%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

United Elem Sch - North
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Alexis
B+
186 students11:1
United Elem Sch - West
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Monmouth
C+
179 students11:1
United Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Monmouth
198 students11:1
United Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Monmouth
B−
445 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mercer County School District 404Abington Township, Keithsburg Township, Mercer Township
$16,966per student
West Central Community Unit School District 235Biggsville Township, Media Township, Oquawka Township
$15,975per student
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205Cedar Township, Galesburg Township, Henderson Township
$16,983per student
Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238Berwick Township, Point Pleasant Township, Roseville Township
$14,023per 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.