On the 2014-2015 PARCC exam (www.illinoisreportcard.com), students at Richard F. Bernotas Middle School scored a passage rate of 52.1 percent and a failure rate of 47.9 percent.
Passage of the PARCC exam reflects the percentage of students who "met expectations" or "exceeded expectations." In Illinois, overall, 32.9 percent of students passed the PARCC exam.
Per pupil spending at Richard F. Bernotas Middle School is $10,267. The average spending in the state is $12,521. Richard F. Bernotas Middle School is part of Crystal Lake School District 47, and 84.6 percent of the district's spending is supported by local funding. For the average school district in Illinois, 66 percent 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 percent on the PARCC exam. Per pupil spending in Chicago is $15,120, with 49 percent of this amount coming from local sources. Chicago is seeking to expand the per pupil funding by 25 percent. 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 percent of this higher funding level.
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