Springfield School District No. 186, known as Springfield Public Schools (SPS), is a
unit school district
A unified school district (in the states of Arizona, California, Kansas and Oregon) or unit school district (in Illinois), in the United States of America, is a school district that generally includes and operates both primary schools (kindergarten ...
in
Sangamon County, Illinois
Sangamon County is located in the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, it had a population of 197,465. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, the List ...
. Its territory includes most of the city of
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ...
, its four inner suburbs of
Grandview,
Leland Grove
Leland Grove is a city in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States, located adjacent to Springfield. It is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,503 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Leland Grove is located at ( ...
,
Jerome
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, and
Southern View, and some rural areas immediately north of Springfield. Some of Springfield's newest and most affluent neighborhoods lie outside the district.
History
The school system was formed in 1854 by state statute, granting the city of Springfield a school charter with power exercised by the Springfield city council. In 1869 the charter was amended to devolve power to a nine-person
school board
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
appointed by the city council. As a result of Springfield having over 35,000 population in the
1910 Census, state law caused the nine-person board to be replaced with a seven-person board of education elected by the public, starting in April 1911.
During the turn of the century, the district had operated a
teachers training school for 32 years.
Statistics
District 186 operates 23
elementary school
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s, 7
middle school
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s, 3
high school
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s, and 4 additional schools for
alternative
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Arts, entertainment and media
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or
adult education
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. Total enrollment in 2019 was 14,063 students, down from 15,048 in 2015. The district employs 1,020 teachers.
References
External links
*
Illinois Report Card for District 186
Education in Springfield, Illinois
School districts in Illinois
School districts established in 1854
1854 establishments in Illinois
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