Springfield School District 186
Serves Springfield, Capital Township, Woodside Township, Springfield Township, Jerome, Southern View, Leland Grove and Grandview, and parts of Clear Lake Township, Gardner Township and Curran Township.
Springfield’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts
What stands out about Springfield School District 186
- Its letter, D−: results better than 2% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 26 pts below the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $228.4M, about $17,554 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D−: better than 2% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Springfield. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023Reported 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 3.5% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
31 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.
Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.