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ExploreMercer County School District 404

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1701395

Mercer County School District 404

Joy, IL

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

1,274

+0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

81.9%

-6.5%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$11,991

-39.5%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

11.8:1

-14.5%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

49.9%

+2.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

25.9%

+40.0%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

12.9%

-3.7%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.9%

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