B+
Tolono Community Unit School District 7
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 12 towns
Serves Tolono, Tolono, Philo, Philo, Sidney, Sidney, Pesotum, Sadorus, Pesotum, Crittenden, Sadorus and Colfax, and parts of Savoy.
Students
1,487
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,382
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$10.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Tolono Community Unit School District 7
- School Grade B+: better than 73% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
- Spends 29% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $10.6M, about $7,106 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Colfax.
PK–5Ridgeview Elementary SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
6–8Ridgeview Jr High SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
9–12Ridgeview High SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,382 per student · 29% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 51%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,565’20
1,535’21
1,529’22
1,519’23
1,487’24
Down 5% since 2020.
Students
White 87%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 3%Black 3%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Champaign Community Unit School District 4Champaign, Champaign City, Champaign
$21,532per student
Heritage Community Unit School District 8Raymond, South Homer
$19,726per student
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3Champaign, Scott
$10,620per student
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305South Homer, St. Joseph, Urbana
$14,500per 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.