District 303 Ranked Among Best School Districts in State

St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 was ranked among the best school districts in Illinois for 2016 by education website niche.com.

Niche ranked the local school district as the 20th best school district in Illinois. The study included 100 school districts in the state. Here is a look at the top 20 school districts:

1. New Trier Township High School District No. 203
2. Glenbrook High Schools District No. 225
3. Community High School District No. 128
4. Hinsdale Township High School District No. 86
5. Township High School District No. 113
6. Barrington Community Unit School District No. 220
7. Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204
8. Naperville Community Unit School District No. 203
9. Elmhurst School District No. 20
10. Community Unit School District No. 200
11. Niles Township Community High School District No. 219
12. Township High School District No. 214
13. Township High School District No. 211
14. Geneva Community Unit School District No. 304
15. Lake Zurich Community Unit School District No. 95
16. Grayslake Community High School District No. 127
17. Glenbard Township High School District No. 87
18. Lincoln Way Community High School District No. 210
19. Community High School District No. 99
20. St. Charles Community Unit School District No. 303

Niche’s overall methodology for the list included accounting 50 percent of the overall grade based on academics, and a mix of nine other categories such as health and safety, parent and student survey results and teacher grades accounting for the other half.

“According to state standards, 78% of students in this district are considered proficient in math and/or reading. The district has an annual budget of $183,840,000, spending an average of $13,446 per student. There have been 580 reviews written and they have been mostly positive.”

You can check out the full results and how other Illinois school districts ranked on Niche.com. Niche also ranks the best elementary, middle and high schools in the state.