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Sterling, IL
Public School Ratings




Sterling 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.


Sterling Cusd 5 School District details

Sterling Cusd 5 School District
410 E Le Fevre Rd
Sterling, IL 61081

3,228 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Sterling Cusd 5 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.0% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
33%
31%
39%
22%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Challand Middle School
1700 6th Ave
Sterling, IL, 61081
06-08
Franklin Elem School
1510 E 25th St
Sterling, IL, 61081
PK-02
Jefferson Elem School
806 E Le Fevre Rd
Sterling, IL, 61081
PK-02
Lincoln Elem School
1501 E 6th St
Sterling, IL, 61081
03-05
Sterling High School
1608 4th Ave
Sterling, IL, 61081
09-12
Washington Elem School
815 W Le Fevre Rd
Sterling, IL, 61081
03-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.9% 47.6%
Black 2.4% 17.2%
Hispanic 38.5% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 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 $8,435 $27,229,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,024 $3,304,000 6.6%
Staff $482 $1,557,000 3.1%
General Administration $264 $853,000 1.7%
School Administration $645 $2,081,000 4.1%
Operation $1,128 $3,641,000 7.2%
Transportation $620 $2,001,000 4.0%
Other $384 $1,238,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,546 $14,675,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,639 $8,520,000 16.9%
Total Expenditures $15,621 $50,424,000 100.0%
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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