- Challand Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Rock Falls Middle School (221 vs. 63).
- Challand Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Rock Falls Middle School (90 vs. 12).
- Rock Falls Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Challand Middle School (27 vs. 0).
- Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
- Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.
Attendance
How consistently students are present
Challand Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Rock Falls Middle School (221 vs. 63).
School Environment
Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection
Challand Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Rock Falls Middle School (90 vs. 12).
Staffing & Support
Counselor and support staff capacity
Challand Middle School reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Rock Falls Middle School (2 vs. 0).
Subgroup Analysis
Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.
14 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.
Reported Only at Challand Middle School
1 metric was reported by Challand Middle School. Comparable data for Rock Falls Middle School is missing or suppressed.
Students per counselor
360:1
Contextual Indicators
District Context
District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.
Per-pupil spending
Rock Falls Middle School
$18,477.46
Challand Middle School
$14,348.04
Local revenue share
Rock Falls Middle School
21.6%
Challand Middle School
42.9%
State revenue share
Rock Falls Middle School
61.3%
Challand Middle School
43.8%
Federal revenue share
Rock Falls Middle School
17.1%
Challand Middle School
13.2%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Rock Falls Middle School
23.1%
Challand Middle School
20.3%
County Economics
Both schools are located in the same county.
Median household income
Whiteside County
$64,536
Whiteside County
$64,536
Poverty rate
Whiteside County
12.1%
Whiteside County
12.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Whiteside County
20.1%
Whiteside County
20.1%
Unemployment rate
Whiteside County
4.7%
Whiteside County
4.7%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.