Our District

Today

Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 has an enrollment of 340 students attending from Pre-K to 8th grade. The district spans 110 square miles and is mainly made up of farmland. Because of the large district size, 75% of the students are bussed. The district operates six buses and contracts the services of Illinois Central Bus Company.

Students

The racial and ethnic backgrounds of the students attending our school reflect the people that settled here in the 1800's. The students are: 93.8% white, 2.7% black, 2.9% Hispanic, and .5% Asian/Pacific Islander.  The average numbers in Illinois schools are 60% white, 20.9% black, 15.4% Hispanic, 3.4% Asian/Pacific, and 6.2% Native American.

In the 2006 School Report Card, students whose parents are receiving public aid, or delinquent children being supported by foster homes with public funds, or are eligible to receive free or reduced lunches is 18.1% compared to 36.3% in the state of Illinois. The attendance rate is 95.8%, mobility is 16.5% and chronic truancy is 1.7% compared to 93.9%, 18.2% and 2.3% respectively for the state.

Teachers

The school employs 32 certified staff members, 12 non-certified staff and two administrators.  The teacher's average number of years experience is 13.3 years with 87.3% having a bachelor's degree, 12.7% of the teacher's have a master's degree or above. The pupil/teacher ratio is 15:1 and pupil administrator ratio is 173:1.

School

Our operating cost for the district/school in the 2006-2007 year is $2,620,407. The money from the local sources is 57.5% while 38.63% comes from the state and only 3.87% from the federal government. Our expenditure per pupil is $6,394, which
is below the state average.

Our school has a reputation for high academic standards. The District's Adequate Yearly Progress 2007 ISAT scores show 85.7% students meeting and exceeding in Reading and 88.1% of the students in Math. Our graduates attend two different public high schools in Streator and Ottawa as well as one parochial high school in Ottawa. Students attending these schools have been surveyed and have told us they feel we prepare them for the transition from grade school to high school. Further information about students, school finances, teachers, ISAT scores, and other items can be found in the 2006 School Report Card.