Springfield School District 186

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Springfield School District 186
Address
1900 West Monroe Street
Springfield
, Illinois, 62704
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 1737080 [1]
Students and staff
Students13,483 [1]
Other information
Website www.sps186.org

Springfield School District No. 186, known as Springfield Public Schools (SPS), is a unit school district in Sangamon County, Illinois. Its territory includes most of the city of Springfield, Illinois, its four inner suburbs of Grandview, Leland Grove, Jerome, and Southern View, and some rural areas immediately north of Springfield. [2] Some of Springfield's newest and most affluent neighborhoods lie outside the district. [3]

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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 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. [4] :35–36

During the turn of the century, the district had operated a teachers training school for 32 years. [4] :54

Statistics

District 186 operates 23 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 4 additional schools for alternative or adult education. [5] Total enrollment in 2019 was 14,063 students, down from 15,048 in 2015. [6] The district employs 1,020 teachers. [7]

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