Top Rankings
Flora Community Unit School District 35 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 663 students in Flora Community Unit School District 35. This district's average pre testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Flora Community Unit School District 35 have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
1,339 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
99 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Flora Community Unit School District 35, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#230 out of 865 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
50%
Graduation Rate
82%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
4%
32%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
92%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,059 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,638 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,059
$22,423
Spending / Student
$10,638
$21,662
Best Flora Community Unit School District 35 Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Flora Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
445 Emory St
Flora, IL 62839
(618) 662-2014
Flora, IL 62839
(618) 662-2014
Gr: PK-5 | 663 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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