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Ottawa, IL
Public School Ratings




Ottawa Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Ottawa Esd 141 School District details

Ottawa Esd 141 School District
320 W Main St
Ottawa, IL 61350

1,774 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Ottawa Esd 141 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.0% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
33%
42%
39%
21%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Central Intermediate School
711 E Mc Kinley Rd
Ottawa, IL, 61350
05-06
Jefferson Elem School
1709 Columbus St
Ottawa, IL, 61350
PK-04
Lincoln Elem School
1110 W Main St
Ottawa, IL, 61350
PK-04
Mckinley Elem School
1320 State St
Ottawa, IL, 61350
PK-04
Shepherd Middle School
701 E Mc Kinley Rd
Ottawa, IL, 61350
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.2% 47.6%
Black 3.2% 17.2%
Hispanic 19.3% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 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 $9,176 $16,278,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,335 $2,368,000 7.6%
Staff $701 $1,244,000 4.0%
General Administration $361 $641,000 2.0%
School Administration $749 $1,328,000 4.2%
Operation $1,434 $2,544,000 8.1%
Transportation $1,105 $1,961,000 6.3%
Other $331 $587,000 1.9%
Total Support $6,016 $10,673,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,463 $4,369,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $17,655 $31,320,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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