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The highest-poverty public schools in Boone County, Illinois

16 public schools in Boone County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Washington Academy leads the list at 70.5%, against a median of 48.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Boone County, Illinois

Top % FRL

70.5%

Median % FRL

48.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Washington Academy	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Elementary	721	70.5%
2	Perry Elem School	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Elementary	284	66.5%
3	Belvidere South Middle School	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Middle	754	65.1%
4	Belvidere High School	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	High	1,167	61.3%
5	Lincoln Elem School	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Elementary	573	57.4%
6	Meehan Elementary School	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Elementary	688	55.2%
7	Capron Elem School	Capron, IL	North Boone CUSD 200	Elementary	162	50.6%
8	Belvidere Central Middle School	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Middle	911	50.6%
9	North Boone High School	Poplar Grove, IL	North Boone CUSD 200	High	496	46.8%
10	Belvidere North High Sch	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	High	1,354	45.6%
11	Poplar Grove Elem School	Poplar Grove, IL	North Boone CUSD 200	Elementary	251	45.4%
12	Caledonia Elem School	Caledonia, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Elementary	449	43.2%
13	Manchester Elem School	Poplar Grove, IL	North Boone CUSD 200	Elementary	136	42.6%
14	North Boone Upper Elem Sch	Poplar Grove, IL	North Boone CUSD 200	Middle	192	42.2%
15	North Boone Middle School	Poplar Grove, IL	North Boone CUSD 200	Middle	233	41.6%
16	Seth Whitman Elem Sch	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Elementary	622	41.5%

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