Total enrollment
13,014
-469 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
35 schools in Springfield SD 186
Illinois · 13,014 students · 1 city
Springfield SD 186 in Illinois operates 35 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 13,014 students (around 372 per school).
4-year change in Springfield SD 186
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Springfield SD 186 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #282 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,014 | #13 of 508 | #670 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 31 | #5 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #272 of 506 | #3,532 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 64.0% | #85 of 456 | #2,427 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #53 of 341 | #919 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Springfield SD 186
State test results across the district's 30 scored schools run from Iles Elementary School at 90.2% proficient to Matheny-Withrow Elementary School at 4.9%, a gap of 85.3 points. That is the 4th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 31 district schools that reported both years went from 13,966 to 13,014 students (down 7%) and from 978 to 978 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Springfield SD 186
Springfield SD 186 is a sparse Illinois school district running 35 schools with combined enrollment near 13,014.
On the school-mix side, Springfield SD 186 covers 22 elementary, 5 middle, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Springfield SD 186 runs about 372 students per school, 23% lower than the state mean of roughly 480.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 3%: 13,483 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,014 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Springfield SD 186 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.