For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 272 students in Mercer County School District 404. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Mercer County School District 404 have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,451 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
123 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Mercer County School District 404, 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#555 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)14%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
13 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
34 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
30%
# Black Students
22 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
1,331 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
92%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
50 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
83
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
82
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
74
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
96
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
79
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
85
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
175
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
190
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
83
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
103
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
109
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
99
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
107
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
86
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,073 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has declined by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,169 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has declined by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,073
$21,990
Spending / Student
$14,169
$21,244
Best Mercer County School District 404 Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mercer County Jr High School
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1002 Sw 6th St
Aledo, IL 61231
(309) 584-4174
Aledo, IL 61231
(309) 584-4174
Grades: 6-8
| 272 students
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