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River Bend Community Unit District 2, Illinois

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River Bend Community Unit District 2
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 957 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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River Bend Community Unit District 2 is a school district in Illinois (Whiteside County). During the 2024 school year, 957 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The River Bend Community Unit District 2 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Elizabeth Falls
Kyle Folk
Andrew Meyers
Dan Portz
Jay Ritchie
Mary Simmons
Travis Temple

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,716,000 $1,827 11%
Local: $7,902,000 $8,415 52%
State: $5,628,000 $5,994 37%
Total: $15,246,000 $16,236
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $16,135,000 $17,183
Total Current Expenditures: $11,934,000 $12,709
Instructional Expenditures: $7,255,000 $7,726 45%
Student and Staff Support: $882,000 $939 5%
Administration: $1,719,000 $1,830 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,078,000 $2,212 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,520,000 $3,748
Construction: $2,374,000 $2,528
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $17,000 $18
Interest on Debt: $128,000 $136


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 PS PS <50 21-39 24
2018-2019 30 PS PS <50 21-39 30
2017-2018 34 PS >=50 21-39 33
2016-2017 36 PS <50 21-39 36
2015-2016 33 PS <=20 <50 34
2014-2015 28 PS <50 <50 28
2013-2014 72 PS PS >=50 >=50 72
2012-2013 66 PS PS >=50 40-59 67
2011-2012 87 PS PS PS PS >=80 88
2010-2011 87 PS PS PS PS 87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 26 PS PS <50 21-39 26
2018-2019 41 PS PS <50 21-39 41
2017-2018 45 PS >=50 40-59 45
2016-2017 48 PS <50 21-39 49
2015-2016 49 PS 21-39 21-39 50
2014-2015 44 PS 40-59 <50 44
2013-2014 68 PS PS <50 >=50 69
2012-2013 67 PS PS >=50 60-79 67
2011-2012 82 PS PS PS PS 60-79 83
2010-2011 84 PS PS PS PS 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 85-89 PS >=50 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 PS 75-79
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 957 1.6
2022-2023 942 0.3
2021-2022 939 -0.6
2020-2021 945 1.8
2019-2020 928 -1.1
2018-2019 938 -1.1
2017-2018 948 -0.8
2016-2017 956 -2.7
2015-2016 982 0.9
2014-2015 973 0.3
2013-2014 970 -3.3
2012-2013 1,002 -0.1
2011-2012 1,003 -0.5
2010-2011 1,008 -1.8
2009-2010 1,026 -0.8
2008-2009 1,034 -0.5
2007-2008 1,039 -2.1
2006-2007 1,061 -3.0
2005-2006 1,093 -2.8
2004-2005 1,124 2.5
2003-2004 1,096 -4.6
2002-2003 1,146 -5.5
2001-2002 1,209 -2.9
2000-2001 1,244 -0.4
1999-2000 1,249 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE River Bend Community Unit District 2 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 5.6
Black 0.9 16.4
Hispanic 4.4 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.9 4.2
White 88.3 45.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, River Bend Community Unit District 2 had 67.42 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.19.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 39.91
Secondary: 22.51
Total: 67.42

River Bend Community Unit District 2 employed 1.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 23.61
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.88
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.88
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.70
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The River Bend Community Unit District 2 operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Early Step Pre-School39PK-PK
Fulton Elem School405KG-5
Fulton High School2759-12
River Bend Middle School2386-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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