For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 382 students in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% 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
5 Schools
1,610 Schools
# Students
1,781 Students
622,872 Students
# Teachers
145 Teachers
48,610 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 861 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 77% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#514 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
50%
Graduation Rate
77%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
4%
31%
% Black
4%
21%
% White
83%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (21-22)
$30 MM
$15 MM
Spending (21-22)
$28 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (21-22)
$16,205
$19,707
Spending / Student (21-22)
$15,239
$19,097
Best Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Harrisburg Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
312 Bulldog Blvd
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Gr: 6-8 | 382 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
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