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C

Whiteside School District 115

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves St. Clair Township and Shiloh, and parts of Swansea.

St. Clair Township’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,155
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,804
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$4.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Whiteside School District 115

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 36% less per student than the IL average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.5M, about $3,896 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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
C+St. Clair Township 35,372A−Shiloh 14,604

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. Clair Township. Grade by grade →

PK–4Whiteside Elem SchoolThis district
5–8Whiteside Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsBelleville Township High School District 201

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8% · 716 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 29.9% · 759 students tested

Graduation rate 92% at Belleville Twp HSD 201, 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
$13,804 per student · 36% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 47%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,187’20
1,173’21
1,166’22
1,176’23
1,155’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 57%White 27%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 5%Asian <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.

Whiteside Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Belleville
C+
680 students14:1
Whiteside Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Belleville
C+
475 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Belleville Township High School District 201Belleville, Caseyville Township, Fairview Heights
$20,728per student
O'Fallon Township High School District 203Caseyville Township, O'Fallon, O'Fallon Township
$16,315per student
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90Caseyville Township, O'Fallon, O'Fallon Township
$12,394per student
Grant Community Consolidated School District 110Caseyville Township, Fairview Heights
$18,411per 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.