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Sycamore, IL
Public School Ratings




Sycamore 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


Sycamore Cusd 427 School District details

Sycamore Cusd 427 School District
245 W Exchange St
Sycamore, IL 60178

3,598 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Sycamore Cusd 427 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.6% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
30%
37%
34%
30%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
North Elementary School
1680 Brickville Rd
Sycamore, IL, 60178
KG-05
North Grove Elementary School
850 Republic Ave
Sycamore, IL, 60178
KG-05
South Prairie Elementary School
820 Borden Ave
Sycamore, IL, 60178
PK-05
Southeast Elem School
718 S Locust St
Sycamore, IL, 60178
KG-05
Sycamore High School
427 Spartan Trl
Sycamore, IL, 60178
09-12
Sycamore Middle School
150 Maplewood Dr
Sycamore, IL, 60178
06-08
West Elem School
718 S Locust St
Sycamore, IL, 60178
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.5% 48.2%
Black 3.8% 17.2%
Hispanic 11.7% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 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 $9,158 $32,950,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,242 $4,469,000 7.4%
Staff $691 $2,486,000 4.1%
General Administration $402 $1,447,000 2.4%
School Administration $801 $2,882,000 4.8%
Operation $1,345 $4,840,000 8.0%
Transportation $480 $1,727,000 2.9%
Other $872 $3,137,000 5.2%
Total Support $5,833 $20,988,000 34.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,791 $6,445,000 10.7%
Total Expenditures $16,782 $60,383,000 100.0%
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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