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Delavan CUSD 703 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 59 students in Delavan CUSD 703 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Delavan CUSD 703 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
406 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Delavan CUSD 703 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#580 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
1%
30%
% Black
2%
22%
% White
94%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,052 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,069 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,052
$21,990
Spending / Student
$21,069
$21,244
Best Delavan CUSD 703 School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Delavan Jr High School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
907 Locust St
Delavan, IL 61734
(309) 244-8285
Delavan, IL 61734
(309) 244-8285
Grades: 7-8
| 59 students
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