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C−

Central School District 104

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves O'Fallon, and parts of Caseyville Township and Swansea.

O'Fallon’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Illinois school districts

Students
629
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,085
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$15.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Central School District 104

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 26% more per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15.4M, about $24,515 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade
A−O'Fallon 32,656

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for O'Fallon. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsO'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90
6–83 middle schoolsO'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90
9–12O Fallon High SchoolO'Fallon Township High School District 203

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.8% · 296 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 29.9% · 342 students tested

Graduation rate 94% at O Fallon Twp HSD 203, 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
$27,085 per student · 26% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 33%Support & administration 64%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 28%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
568’20
559’21
600’22
636’23
629’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 39%Black 34%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

Dawn Elser Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · O Fallon
C+
330 students11:1
Joseph Arthur Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · O Fallon
C
299 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Belleville Township High School District 201Belleville, Canteen Township, Fairview Heights
$20,728per student
O'Fallon Township High School District 203O'Fallon Township, Shiloh Valley Township, Shiloh
$16,315per student
Whiteside School District 115Shiloh, St. Clair Township
$13,804per student
Belleville School District 118Belleville, St. Clair Township
$20,741per 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.