A+
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Peoria, Medina, Radnor and Dunlap, and parts of Peoria City, Kickapoo, Richwoods, Hallock and Akron.
Students
4,837
Schools
8
Spent per student
$13,871
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$35.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
- School Grade A+: better than 95% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 36% less per student than the IL average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $35.5M, about $7,337 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Brimfield.
PK–8Brimfield Grade SchoolBrimfield Community Unit School District 309
9–12Brimfield High SchoolBrimfield Community Unit School District 309
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency57%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,871 per student · 36% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 31%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,652’20
4,693’21
4,736’22
4,791’23
4,837’24
Up 4% since 2020.
Students
White 58%Asian 23%Black 9%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Hickory Grove Elementary School
A+865 students19:1
Ridgeview Elementary School
A+433 students16:1
Wilder-Waite Grade School
A+404 students17:1
Banner Elementary School
A375 students15:1
Dunlap Grade School
A+253 students13:1
Dunlap Valley Middle School
A546 students15:1
Dunlap Middle School
A+541 students16:1
Dunlap High School
A+1,420 students18:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
East Peoria Community High School District 309Creve Coeur, East Peoria, Fondulac
$19,409per student
County of Woodford SchoolPartridge, Spring Bay
$17,388per student
East Peoria School District 86East Peoria, Fondulac
$19,374per student
Limestone Community High School District 310Limestone, West Peoria
$16,719per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.