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Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves South Wheatland, South Macon, Pleasant View, Macon, Blue Mound, Blue Mound and Mosquito, and parts of Decatur, Decatur, Mount Zion, Harristown, Stonington and Prairieton.
Students
942
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,661
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$10.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Meridian Community Unit School District 15
- School Grade B: better than 56% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 41% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020
- Debt of $10.8M, about $11,482 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Grisham.
K–52 elementary schoolsHillsboro Community Unit School District 3
52 elementary schoolsHillsboro Community Unit School District 3
6–82 middle schoolsHillsboro Community Unit School District 3
9–122 high schoolsHillsboro Community Unit School District 3
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency21%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,661 per student · 41% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 49%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,006’20
962’21
967’22
986’23
942’24
Down 6.4% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3Long Creek, Long Creek, Mount Zion
$14,892per student
Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100Long Creek, Oakley
$15,754per student
Central A & M Community Unit School District 21Assumption, Flat Branch, Moweaqua
$17,148per student
Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9Harristown, Illiopolis, Niantic
$18,065per 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.