High Schools in Deland-Weldon CUSD 57

Summary:

Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 is a small school district in Illinois that serves one high school, Deland-Weldon High School. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, it currently holds an average 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is a fairly typical high school in the state.

Deland-Weldon High School's graduation rate of 89% is slightly above the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is lower than the state norm. However, the school struggles with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism at 25.4%. Academically, the school performs well in English Language Arts but lags behind state averages in Mathematics and Science. Despite these mixed results, the school spends significantly more per student ($33,237) than the state average, though it maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 6.6.

Overall, Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 appears to offer a fairly typical high school experience, with some areas of strength and others that could use improvement. Parents and students in the area may want to closely examine the school's specific strengths and weaknesses to determine if it is the right fit for their educational needs.

District Detail

304 E IL Route 10
De Land, IL 61839-7020

(309) 928-7691

SchoolDigger Rank:
565^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 173

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deland-Weldon High School	Public	9-12	304 E IL Route 10	De Land	61839	Piatt County	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 928-7691	45	8	5.6	46.7%	41 (91.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	56	290^th of 698 public high schools	58.5%		52.1	287^th of 697 public high schools	58.8%	3	90.0	63.6	30.0	9.1	40.0	45.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,024	$612	$32,411

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Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	10.37 mi	3	458^th
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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