Rock Island Today

On the 2014-2015 PARCC exam (www.illinoisreportcard.com), students at R I Primary Academy scored a passage rate of 19.8% and a failure rate of 80.2%. Passage of the PARCC exam reflects the percentage of students who "met expectations" or "exceeded expectations". In Illinois, overall, 32.9% of students passed the PARCC exam.

Per pupil spending at R I Primary Academy is $9,632. The average spending in the state is $12,521. R I Primary Academy is part of the Rock Island Sd 41 school district. 61.5% of Rock Island Sd 41's spending is supported by local funding. For the average school district in Illinois 66% of per pupil spending is supported with local funds.

Chicago Public Schools is seeking a bailout of its district from Illinois taxpayers. Students in Chicago Public Schools scored a passage rate of 25% on the PARCC exam. Per pupil spending in Chicago is $15,120, with 49% of this amount coming from local sources of funds. Chicago is seeking to expand the per pupil funding by 25%. By their plan, all of this increase would be paid for by Illinois taxpayers. This would bring the total funding to $18,900. Illinois taxpayers would provide approximately 61% of this higher funding level.