Morris School District 54

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–8 C+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Morris, Morris, Wauponsee, Goose Lake and Norman, and parts of Erienna.

At a glance

1,082Students enrolled

2Schools

5Towns served

$13,569Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

48%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

MorrisWauponseeGoose LakeNorman

Grades PK–5

White Oak Elementary722 students · MorrisThis district

Grades 6–8

Shabbona Middle School360 students · MorrisThis district

Grades 9–12

Morris Community High School926 students · MorrisMorris Community High School District 101

Grades PK–5

White Oak Elementary722 students · MorrisThis district

Grades 6–8

Shabbona Middle School360 students · MorrisThis district

Grades 9–12

Morris Community High School926 students · MorrisMorris Community High School District 101

Grades PK–5

White Oak Elementary or Coal City Early Childhood CenterDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5

White Oak Elementary or Coal City Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Coal City Middle School or Shabbona Middle SchoolDepends on your addressCoal City Community Unit School District 1

Grades 9–12

Morris Community High School or Coal City High SchoolDepends on your addressMorris Community High School District 101

Grades PK–5

White Oak Elementary or Seneca Grade School North Campus or Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Shabbona Middle School or Seneca Elem School South Campus or Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle SchDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Morris Community High School or Seneca High SchoolDepends on your addressMorris Community High School District 101

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency18%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts24%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 97% at Morris Community High School District 101, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,569

per student each year · 37% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration42%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)56%

State37%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,122’20

1,117’21

1,078’22

1,097’23

1,082’24

Students

White · 67%725

Hispanic · 25%274

Two or more races · 4%46

Black · 3%30

Asian · 1%6

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Morris14,898 people

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Morris7,239 people

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Wauponsee2,742 people

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Goose Lake1,170 people

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Norman243 people

Also covers small parts of Erienna.

Schools2 in district · 3 next

This district · grades PK–8

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White Oak ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 722 students · Morris

C+Public 📚

Shabbona Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 360 students · Morris

BPublic

Where students go next · Coal City Community Unit School District 1, Morris Community High School District 101 and Seneca Township High School District 160

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Coal City High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 642 students · Coal City

B+Public 🏫

Morris Community High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 926 students · Morris

B+Public 🏫

Seneca High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 378 students · Seneca

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60CAux Sable · Saratoga · $14,883 per student

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Miller Township Community Consolidated School DistrictManlius · $13,558 per student

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Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201Aux Sable · $16,775 per student

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Minooka Community High School District 111Aux Sable · $18,494 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.