Top Rankings
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72c ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 145 students in Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72c. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72c have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
1,599 Schools
# Students
145 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72c, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#531 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
6%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
92%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,400 is higher than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,434 is higher than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,400
$22,423
Spending / Student
$23,434
$21,662
Best Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72c Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Gardner Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
598 N Elm St
Gardner, IL 60424
(815) 237-2313
Gardner, IL 60424
(815) 237-2313
Gr: PK-8 | 145 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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