Illinois · Whiteside County
Whiteside County school districts: special-education data
Whiteside County has 9 public school districts serving about 1,492 students with IEPs. The median Whiteside County district taught 48.1% 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 Montmorency CCSD 145 (67.5%) and the least inclusive East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20 (41.0%).
| District | Students with IEPs | Inclusion (80%+ gen-ed) | OOS suspension /100 IEP | Restrained /1,000 IEP | Chronic absence | Reading proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling CUSD 5 | 603 | 48.1% | 15.3 | 9.0 | 21.9% | 11.3% |
| Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 | 193 | 46.6% | 6.2 | 0.0 | 25.1% | 21.5% |
| Rock Falls ESD 13 | 143 | 48.1% | 13.3 | 0.0 | 26.6% | 11.3% |
| River Bend CUSD 2 | 135 | 50.7% | 4.4 | 22.2 | 31.5% | 14.3% |
| Morrison CUSD 6 | 131 | 57.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.6% | 12.2% |
| Erie CUSD 1 | 125 | 50.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.3% | 24.7% |
| Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 | 85 | 43.0% | 4.7 | 0.0 | 34.7% | n/a |
| Montmorency CCSD 145 | 44 | 67.5% | 6.8 | 0.0 | 23.8% | n/a |
| East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20 | 33 | 41.0% | 2.7 | 27.0 | n/a | 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.