C
Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Ricks, Morrisonville, Bear Creek, Palmer, King and Greenwood, and parts of South Fork, Bois D'Arc, Harvel and Rountree.
Students
287
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,905
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1
- School Grade C: better than 31% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.7M, about $2,282 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 proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 80–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,905 per student · 17% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 33%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
291’20
283’21
311’22
283’23
287’24
About steady.
Students
White 96%Hispanic 1%Two or more races 1%Black 1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Panhandle Community Unit School District 2Farmersville, Pitman, Raymond
$19,541per student
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3Buckhart, Johnson, Taylorville
$14,364per student
Pawnee Community Unit School District 11Cotton Hill, Pawnee
$15,348per student
Nokomis Community Unit School District 22Nokomis
$16,270per 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.