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Marissa CUSD 40 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 249 students in Marissa CUSD 40 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Marissa CUSD 40 School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% 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
2 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
502 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
46 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Marissa CUSD 40 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 increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#614 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)17%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
4%
30%
% Black
2%
22%
% White
90%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,233 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,882 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,233
$21,990
Spending / Student
$18,882
$21,244
Best Marissa CUSD 40 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Marissa Jr & Sr High School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
300 School View Dr
Marissa, IL 62257
(618) 295-2393
Marissa, IL 62257
(618) 295-2393
Grades: 7-12
| 249 students
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