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Sparta Community Unit School District 140

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Sparta Community Unit School District 140 is located in south Illinois. Sparta Community Unit School District 140 has 187.20 square miles of land area and 2.92 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Sparta Community Unit School District 140 population is 8,407. Sparta Community Unit School District 140 median household income is $44,991 in 2010-2014. Sparta Community Unit School District 140 median house value is $82,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Sparta Community Unit School District 140 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (412 out of 476, bottom 13%) Elementary/Middle School: (675 out of 757, bottom 11%)* Rank: #773
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	8,407 (2010-2014), rank #395
Population Growth	-3.92% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	44.22/sq mi, rank #610
Median Household Income:	$44,991 at 2010-2014—12.84% increase since 2005-2009, rank #666
Median House Price:	$82,300 at 2010-2014—0.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #705
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	187.20 sq mi, rank #84
Water Area:	2.92 sq mi (1.54%), rank #88
State:	Illinois
County:	Randolph County
City:	Walsh, Evansville, Baldwin, Sparta, Marissa, Coulterville, Tilden, Steeleville, Chester, Ellis Grove
Zip:	62297, 62242, 62217, 62286, 62257, 62237, 62292, 62288, 62233, 62241
Area:	St. Louis, MO-IL

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Sparta Community Unit School District 140 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

203b Dean Ave

Sparta IL, 62286, Randolph County

Phone: 618-443-5331

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,295	1,327	1,299	1,338	1,398	1,398	1,411
English Language Learner Students:	6	0	0	3	4	0	2
Total Teachers:	93.12	NA	92.60	99.04	103.50	103.50	85.00
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	3.00	1.11	3.00	3.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	5.00	0.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary:	60.12	NA	54.00	67.50	65.00	65.00	31.50
Secondary:	30.00	NA	30.60	30.43	31.50	31.50	46.50
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	31.86	70.96	12.00	11.28	12.50	12.40	28.40
Instructional Aides:	NA	22.88	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.67	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.67	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.50	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	1.50	NA	1.00	1.09	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	0.10	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
School Administrators:	5.16	NA	6.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	10.92	NA	NA	NA	NA	2.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	3.00	2.19	2.50	2.40	2.40
Other Support Services:	23.20	35.39	NA	NA	NA	NA	16.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.91	NA	14.03	13.51	13.51	13.51	16.60

Schools

Evansville Attendance Center	Kindergarten to Grade 8	701 Oak St, Evansville IL 62242
Sparta High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	205 West Hood St, Sparta IL 62286
Sparta Primary Attendance Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	119 Legion Dr, Sparta IL 62286
Sparta-Lincoln Middle School	Grade 4 to Grade 8	203a Dean Ave, Sparta IL 62286

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.2%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.1%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.2%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.9%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.9%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.9%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	41.4%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.9%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.3%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.6%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.6%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.3%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.5%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.9%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.1%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52.8%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.5%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.7%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	41.8%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.3%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.3%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.6%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.0%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53.5%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63.4%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70.8%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.0%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.9%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.6%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.0%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.8%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.3%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.2%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.0%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.0%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.2%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.7%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.2%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.0%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.4%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.9%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.6%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.4%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.9%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.0%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.0%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.1%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.9%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.2%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.8%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33.7%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.6%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.5%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.8%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	43.1%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	64.6%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	68.4%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	88.3%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	79.4%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	78.1%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.8%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.2%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.7%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.2%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.9%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	36.1%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53.6%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.4%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.1%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.1%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	39.5%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.2%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.0%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.6%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41.7%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30.5%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	40.4%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37.4%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	26.5%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.1%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.5%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.2%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.8%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45.4%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.0%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.5%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	47.0%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.2%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.8%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.7%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34.9%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.2%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37.8%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.2%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.7%	49.4%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$14,765,000	$11,366		$16,031,000	$11,981		$15,075,000	$10,783
Federal:	$1,293,000	$995	8.8%	$1,976,000	$1,477	12.3%	$2,751,000	$1,968	18.2%
State:	$8,151,000	$6,275	55.2%	$8,710,000	$6,510	54.3%	$7,648,000	$5,471	50.7%
Local:	$5,321,000	$4,096	36.0%	$5,345,000	$3,995	33.3%	$4,676,000	$3,345	31.0%
Total Expenditures:	$14,435,000	$11,112		$15,194,000	$11,356		$14,948,000	$10,692
Total Current Expenditures:	$12,936,000	$9,958		$13,770,000	$10,291		$13,508,000	$9,662
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,542,000	$5,806	58.3%	$8,081,000	$6,040	58.7%	$7,981,000	$5,709	59.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$408,000	$314	3.2%	$391,000	$292	2.8%	$527,000	$377	3.9%
Administration:	$2,008,000	$1,546	15.5%	$2,235,000	$1,670	16.2%	$1,971,000	$1,410	14.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,978,000	$2,293	23.0%	$3,063,000	$2,289	22.2%	$3,029,000	$2,167	22.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$195,000	$150		$189,000	$141		$369,000	$264
Construction:	$125,000	$96		$66,000	$49		$154,000	$110
Total Other:	$90,000	$69		$73,000	$55		$83,000	$59
Interest on Debt:	$373,000	$287		$344,000	$257		$315,000	$225

Total Salary:	$6,763,000	$5,206		$7,390,000	$5,523		$7,256,000	$5,190
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,829,000	$3,717	71.4%	$5,300,000	$3,961	71.7%	$5,132,000	$3,671	70.7%
Other Salary:	$1,934,000	$1,489	28.6%	$2,090,000	$1,562	28.3%	$2,124,000	$1,519	29.3%
Total Benefit:	$3,672,000	$2,827		$3,717,000	$2,778		$3,739,000	$2,675
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,472,000	$1,903	67.3%	$2,549,000	$1,905	68.6%	$2,609,000	$1,866	69.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,200,000	$924	32.7%	$1,168,000	$873	31.4%	$1,130,000	$808	30.2%

* Sparta Community Unit School District 140 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.