ISBE started profiling the financial health of the state's school districts in 2003, using experts to evaluate five areas: fund balance to revenue ratio, expenditure to revenue ratio, days cash on hand, percentage of short-term borrowing ability remaining, and percentage of long-term borrowing ability remaining. The results are combined into a score, which corresponds with one of four designations.
Districts that score between 1 and 2.61 are on "financial watch;" between 2.62 and 3.07 "financial warning;" between 3.08 and 3.53 "financial review;" and between 3.54 and 4.00 "financial recognition."
In all, 640 Illinois school districts achieved "financial recognition." Another 147 were under "financial review," 43 were designated "early warning," and 22 were on the "financial watch" list.
Metro East school districts financial health
Rank
District
County
Score
Designation
1
Pontiac-West Holliday School District 105
St. clair
4.0
Recognition
2
Roxana Community Unit School District 1
Madison
3.9
Recognition
3
Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Madison
3.8
Recognition
4
Freeburg Community High School District 77
St. clair
3.8
Recognition
5
Signal Hill School District 181
St. clair
3.8
Recognition
6
Wood River Hartford School District 15
Madison
3.7
Recognition
7
Belle Valley School District 119
St. clair
3.7
Recognition
8
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19
St. clair
3.7
Recognition
9
High Mount School District 116
St. clair
3.7
Recognition
10
Venice Community Unit School District 3
Madison
3.65
Recognition
11
Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130
St. clair
3.65
Recognition
12
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
St. clair
3.65
Recognition
13
East St. Louis School District#189
St. clair
3.6
Recognition
14
Dupo Community Unit School District 196
St. clair
3.6
Recognition
15
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14
Madison
3.55
Recognition
16
Marissa Community Unit School District 40
St. clair
3.55
Recognition
17
Jersey Community Unit School District 100
Jersey
3.45
Review
18
Wolf Branch School District 113
St. clair
3.45
Review
19
St. Libory Consolidated School District 30
St. clair
3.45
Review
20
Grant Community Consolidated School District 110
St. clair
3.45
Review
21
O Fallon Township High School District 203
St. clair
3.45
Review
22
Whiteside School District 115
St. clair
3.45
Review
23
Highland Community Unit School District 5
Madison
3.35
Review
24
Harmony Emge School District 175
St. clair
3.35
Review
25
Belleville School District #118
St. clair
3.25
Review
26
Shiloh Village School District 85
St. clair
3.25
Review
27
East Alton School District 13
Madison
3.15
Review
28
Cahokia Unit School District 187
St. clair
3.15
Review
29
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90
St. clair
3.15
Review
30
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
Madison
3.1
Review
31
Madison Community Unit School District 12
Madison
3.0
Early
32
Brooklyn Unit School District 188
St. clair
3.0
Early
33
Millstadt Community Consolidated School District 160
St. clair
3.0
Early
34
Bethalto Community Unit School District 8
Madison
2.9
Early
35
Central School District 104
St. clair
2.9
Early
36
Triad Community Unit School District 2
Madison
2.8
Early
37
New Athens Community Unit School District 60
St. clair
2.75
Early
38
Belleville Township High School District 201
St. clair
2.55
Watch
39
Lebanon Community Unit School District 9
St. clair
2.35
Watch
40
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Madison
2.2
Watch
41
Alton Community Unit School District No. 11
Madison
2.1
Watch
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
O'Fallon Township High School District 203 Board• Alton Community Unit School District 11• Dupo Community Unit School District 196• Cahokia Community Unit School District 187• Freeburg Community High School District 77 Board• Shiloh Village School District 85• Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 Board• East Alton School District 13• Central School District 104 Board• Roxana Community Unit School District 1• Brooklyn Community Unit School District 188 Board• High Mount School District 116• Madison Community Unit School District 12• Marissa Community Unit School District 40 Board• O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90• Belleville School District 118• Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70• Lebanon Community Unit School District 9• Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130• St. Libory Consolidated School District 30• Jersey Community Unit School District 100 Board• Belle Valley School District 119 Board• Granite City Community Unit School District 9• Highland Community Unit School District 5• Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 Board• East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14• Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 Board• Belleville Township High School District 201• Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 Board• Signal Hill School District 181• East St. Louis School District 189• Wolf Branch School District 113 Board• Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 Board• Whiteside School District 115 Board• Harmony-Emge School District 175• Venice Community Unit School District 3 Board• New Athens Community Unit School District 60• Triad Community Unit School District 2• Pontiac-West Holliday School District 105
!RECEIVE ALERTS
The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
DONATE
Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Alerts Sign-up