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C+

Bluford Unit School District 318

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Webber Township and Bluford, and parts of Pendleton Township.

Webber Township’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Students
370
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,405
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$2.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bluford Unit School District 318

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 33% less per student than the IL average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.8M, about $7,481 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CWebber Township 2,095Bluford 607

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Webber Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8Bluford Grade SchoolThis district
9–12Webber High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 25.8% · 167 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 29.9% · 189 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.6% · 38 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
$14,405 per student · 33% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 59%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
389’20
357’21
377’22
368’23
370’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <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.

Bluford Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bluford
B−
236 students12:1
Webber High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bluford
C−
134 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Dodds Township, Moores Prairie Township, Mount Vernon Township
$21,435per student
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100Four Mile Township
$15,086per student
Bluford Unit School District 318 (9-12) in FarringtonFarrington Township
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99Farrington Township
$16,849per 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.