Item: Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District
Rating: 5
Author: 51����

Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District

1900 W Le Fevre Rd Ste A
Sterling, IL 61081-9202

Bottom 50%

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public elementary school in Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District.

Overview

This School District

This State (IL)

# Schools

8 Schools

3,101 Schools

# Students

n/a

1,187,076 Students

# Teachers

14 Teachers

89,872 Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

n/a

District Rank

This School District

State Average (IL)

(20-21)

20-24%

28%

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Math Proficiency Trends
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2021	22%	28%
2019	5%	33%
2018	20%	32%

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(20-21)

20-24%

32%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2021	22%	32%
2019	27%	38%
2018	20%	37%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.69

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Comparison of Diversity Score Trends
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2020	0.44	0.68
2019	0.44	0.68
2018	0.41	0.67
2017	0.41	0.67
2015	0.38	0.67
2014	0.41	0.66
2013	0.55	0.66
2012	0.18	0.65

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% American Indian

n/a

% Asian

n/a

% Hispanic

n/a

28%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2020)
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2020	21%	26%
2019	21%	26%
2018	20%	26%
2017	20%	26%
2015	12%	25%
2014	21%	25%
2013	34%	24%

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% Black

n/a

17%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2020)
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2020	1%	17%
2019	1%	17%
2018	2%	17%
2017	2%	17%
2015	2%	17%
2014	3%	17%
2013	7%	18%
2012	10%	18%

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% White

n/a

45%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2020)
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2020	72%	48%
2019	72%	48%
2018	75%	49%
2017	75%	49%
2015	77%	49%
2014	74%	50%
2013	58%	50%
2012	90%	51%

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% Hawaiian

n/a

% Two or more races

n/a

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2020)
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2020	5%	4%
2019	5%	4%
2018	3%	3%
2017	3%	3%
2015	9%	3%
2014	2%	3%
2013	1%	3%

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District Revenue and Spending

This School District

This State (IL)

Total Revenue

$8 MM

$41,381 MM

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Total Revenues Trends
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2023	$8 MM	$15 MM
2022	$8 MM	$14 MM
2021	$8 MM	$15 MM
2020	$8 MM	$14 MM
2019	$8 MM	$14 MM
2018	$7 MM	$15 MM
2017	$8 MM	$13 MM
2016	$6 MM	$12 MM
2015	$7 MM	$10 MM
2014	$7 MM	$12 MM
2012	$6 MM	$11 MM
2011	$8 MM	$11 MM
2010	$7 MM	$10 MM
2009	$6 MM	$10 MM
2008	$5 MM	$9 MM
2007	$5 MM	$9 MM
2006	$5 MM	$8 MM
2005	$5 MM	$8 MM
2004	$4 MM	$8 MM

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Spending

$8 MM

$39,976 MM

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Total Expenditure Trends
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2023	$8 MM	$14 MM
2022	$9 MM	$14 MM
2021	$8 MM	$14 MM
2020	$9 MM	$14 MM
2019	$8 MM	$13 MM
2018	$7 MM	$14 MM
2017	$7 MM	$12 MM
2016	$6 MM	$12 MM
2015	$7 MM	$11 MM
2014	$7 MM	$12 MM
2012	$7 MM	$11 MM
2011	$8 MM	$11 MM
2010	$7 MM	$11 MM
2009	$6 MM	$10 MM
2008	$5 MM	$9 MM
2007	$5 MM	$9 MM
2006	$5 MM	$8 MM
2005	$4 MM	$8 MM
2004	$4 MM	$8 MM

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Revenue / Student (21-22)

$49,894

$19,707

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Average Revenue Per Student Trends
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2022	$49,894	$19,707
2020	$49,894	$19,707
2019	$52,513	$17,662

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Spending / Student (21-22)

$50,600

$19,097

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Average Expenditure Per Student Trends
Year	Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District	Illinois
2022	$50,600	$19,097
2020	$50,600	$19,097
2019	$52,000	$17,005

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Best Bi-County Special Education Cooperative School District Public Elementary Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)

Location

Quick Facts

Rank: #11.

Thome Educational School

Special Education School

(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10% )
:

Bottom 50%

500 E 5th St
Rock Falls, IL 61071
(815) 625-1026

Gr: K-12

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Quick Facts (2026)

District size: 8 schools
Grades: K-12
: 20-24%
: 20-24%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education