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ExplorePrairie Central CUSD 8

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1700005

Prairie Central CUSD 8

Fairbury, IL

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

1,712

+0.4%YoY

Graduation Rate

94.4%

+7.8%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$15,038

-24.1%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.2:1

-11.6%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

30.4%

-37.8%vs. State

English Language Learners

15.4%

-16.8%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

9.4%

-29.9%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.6%

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