Top Rankings
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 385 students in Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
1,284 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8, which is ranked within the top 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 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#406 out of 865 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
50%
Graduation Rate
87%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
2%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
93%
39%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,455 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,629 is higher than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,455
$21,990
Spending / Student
$24,629
$21,244
Best Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Pleasant Plains Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2455 N Farmingdale Rd
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
(217) 626-1061
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
(217) 626-1061
Gr: 5-8 | 385 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
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