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Vienna School District 55

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Vienna.

Vienna’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Students
386
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,064
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Vienna School District 55

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of Illinois districts
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 30% less per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $5,746 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Vienna 1,352

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Vienna. Grade by grade →

PK–8Vienna Elem School Dist 55This district
9–12Vienna High SchoolVienna High School District 133

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency26%
State average 25.8% · 236 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 29.9% · 230 students tested

Graduation rate 92% at Vienna HSD 133, 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
$15,064 per student · 30% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 62%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
369’20
386’21
399’22
389’23
386’24

Up 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Vienna Elem School Dist 55
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Vienna
A−
386 students14:1

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.