Top Rankings
Nippersink SD 2 School District 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 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 397 students in Nippersink SD 2 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Nippersink SD 2 School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,126 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Nippersink SD 2 School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#213 out of 852 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)33%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
11%
30%
% Black
n/a
22%
% White
85%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,815 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,822 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,815
$21,990
Spending / Student
$20,822
$21,244
Best Nippersink SD 2 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nippersink Middle School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
10006 N Main St
Richmond, IL 60071
(815) 678-7129
Richmond, IL 60071
(815) 678-7129
Grades: 6-8
| 397 students
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