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Lincoln, IL
Public School Ratings




Lincoln Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lincoln Esd 27 School District details

Lincoln Esd 27 School District
304 8th St
Lincoln, IL 62656

1,061 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Lincoln Esd 27 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.4% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
30%
51%
34%
30%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adams Elem School
1311 Nicholson Rd
Lincoln, IL, 62656
PK-02
Central Elem School
100 7th St
Lincoln, IL, 62656
PK-05
Lincoln Jr High School
208 Broadway St
Lincoln, IL, 62656
06-08
Northwest Elem School
506 11th St
Lincoln, IL, 62656
KG-05
Washington-Monroe Elem School
1002 Pekin St
Lincoln, IL, 62656
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.5% 48.2%
Black 4.1% 17.2%
Hispanic 4.8% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,087 $11,763,000 60.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $810 $859,000 4.4%
Staff $895 $950,000 4.9%
General Administration $676 $717,000 3.7%
School Administration $962 $1,021,000 5.3%
Operation $1,074 $1,139,000 5.9%
Transportation $257 $273,000 1.4%
Other $201 $213,000 1.1%
Total Support $4,875 $5,172,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,254 $2,392,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $18,216 $19,327,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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