C+
Morrison Community Unit School District 6
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Mount Pleasant, Morrison, Union Grove, Ustick and Clyde, and parts of Hopkins and Genesee.
Students
973
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,230
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$9.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Morrison Community Unit School District 6
- School Grade C+: better than 38% of Illinois districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- Spends 34% less per student than the IL average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $9.2M, about $9,423 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Galt.
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 proficiency22%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,230 per student · 34% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 46%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
952’20
963’21
980’22
985’23
973’24
About steady.
Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399Fairhaven, Jordan, Wysox
$18,276per student
Sterling Community Unit District 5Jordan, Sterling, Sterling
$15,512per student
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Hume, Lyndon
$15,473per student
River Bend Community Unit District 2Fulton, Garden Plain
$14,022per 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.