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Adams County school districts: special-education data

Adams County has 5 public school districts serving about 1,460 students with IEPs. The median Adams County district taught 36.4% of its students with IEPs in general education at least 80% of the day in 2024–25 (Illinois median 55.7%). The most inclusive was Quincy SD 172 (59.8%) and the least inclusive Central CUSD 3 (29.5%).

Inclusion, absence & reading: ISBE 2024–25Suspension & restraint: CRDC 2023–24Methodology
DistrictStudents with IEPsInclusion (80%+ gen-ed)OOS suspension /100 IEPRestrained /1,000 IEPChronic absenceReading proficient
Quincy SD 1721,05059.8%22.5527.3 ⚠37.2%13.3%
Central CUSD 313629.5%10.20.022.9%17.2%
Liberty CUSD 211232.7%10.20.021.7%25.9%
CUSD 49336.4%13.80.025.0%22.2%
Payson CUSD 16947.9%18.50.025.5%n/a

All figures are for students with disabilities (IEPs). Suspension and restraint are from the 2023–24 federal Civil Rights Data Collection (self-reported by districts). Rates marked ⚠ are unusually high and may reflect how a district reported.