Prairie Central CUSD 8 is a public school district based in Fairbury, Illinois, serving 1,712 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #233 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 285 students each, fewer than the Illinois median of 465.
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| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Central CUSD 8 Fairbury, IL | 1,712 | 6 | 285 | #233 | 0 |
| Olympia CUSD 16 Stanford, IL | 1,740 | 5 | 348 | #231 | 0 |
| Evergreen Park ESD 124 Evergreen Park, IL | 1,735 | 5 | 347 | #232 | 0 |
| Pekin CSD 303 Pekin, IL | 1,712 | 1 | 1,712 | #234 | 0 |
| Roxana CUSD 1 Roxana, IL | 1,708 | 4 | 427 | #235 | 0 |
| Monticello CUSD 25 Monticello, IL | 1,707 | 4 | 427 | #236 | 0 |
| Herscher CUSD 2 Herscher, IL | 1,686 | 4 | 422 | #237 | 0 |
| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Central CUSD 8 Fairbury, IL | 1,712 | 6 | 285 | #233 | 0 |
| Ocean City School District Ocean City, NJ | 1,713 | 3 | 571 | #213 | 0 |
| Deer Lakes School District Cheswick, PA | 1,713 | 4 | 428 | #278 | 0 |
| Webster Webster, MA | 1,712 | 3 | 571 | #160 | 0 |
| Rains ISD Emory, TX | 1,712 | 4 | 428 | #371 | 0 |
| Grundy County Altamont, TN | 1,711 | 5 | 342 | #105 | 0 |
| Eustace ISD Eustace, TX | 1,711 | 4 | 428 | #372 | 0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Spending and staffing comparisons are coming.