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Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3

411 W Poplar St
Harrisburg, IL 62946-1425
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 348 students in Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3. 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 Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% 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
5 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
1,788 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 77% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (IL)
#514 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
13%
27%
35%
30%
54%
50%
77%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.30
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
3%
30%
% Black
4%
22%
% White
83%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

This School District
This State (IL)
Total Revenue (21-22)
$30 MM
$15 MM
Spending (21-22)
$28 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (21-22)
$16,205
$19,707
Spending / Student (21-22)
$15,239
$19,097

Best Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Harrisburg Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
312 Bulldog Blvd
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Gr: 6-8 | 348 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 19%

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • District size: 5 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,788 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 17%
  • : 77% (Btm 50% in IL)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 13% (Btm 50%)
  • : 35% (Top 50%)
  • : 54% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education

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