Best Public Schools in De Land, IL

Summary:

The city of De Land, Illinois has only one high school, Deland-Weldon High School, which serves a small student population of 47 students. The school is part of the Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 district, which is ranked 500 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Deland-Weldon High School has seen fluctuating performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 176 out of 699 Illinois high schools (4-star rating) in 2021-2022 to 600 out of 699 (1-star rating) in 2022-2023. In the current school year (2023-2024), the school is ranked 287 out of 697 Illinois high schools, with a 3-star rating. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2022-2023 was 87.5%, while the dropout rate for 2020-2021 was 5.3%. However, the school faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 39.5% and mixed academic performance, with 11th-grade students scoring 9.1% proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%, but 36.4% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, which is higher than the state average of 31.1%.

Despite the school's small size and resource constraints, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 6.4, and its spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $24,253. However, the school serves a community with significant socioeconomic challenges, as 34.04% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Overall, Deland-Weldon High School faces a mix of challenges and opportunities, and its performance and quality may be heavily influenced by its small size, socioeconomic factors, and the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deland-Weldon High School	Public	9-12	304 E IL Route 10	De Land	61839	Piatt County	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 664-3314	47	7	6.4	34.0%	44 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	52.1	287^th of 697 public high schools	58.8%		15.4	600^th of 699 public high schools	14.2%	313	9.1	36.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,237	$1,014	$32,223

Cities Near De Land

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Weldon	2.65 mi	2	493^rd
White Heath	7.61 mi	1	168^th
Monticello	8.2 mi	3	116^th
Farmer City	8.6 mi	2	585^th
Mansfield	9.94 mi	1	407^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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