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 Coleta.
PK–22 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
3–52 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
6–8Challand Middle SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
9–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
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.