C
Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Moweaqua, Moweaqua, Assumption, Assumption, Prairieton, Rural, Flat Branch, Pickaway and Penn, and parts of Pana, Locust, May, South Macon, Pleasant View and Ridge.
Students
746
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,148
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$5.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
- School Grade C: better than 31% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020
- Debt of $5.2M, about $7,035 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Penn.
PK–42 elementary schoolsOkaw Valley Community Unit School District 302
52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency13%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,148 per student · 20% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 45%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
680’20
706’21
737’22
750’23
746’24
Up 9.7% since 2020.
Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Pana Community Unit School District 8Oconee, Pana, Rosamond
$15,082per student
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3Johnson, Stonington, Taylorville
$14,364per student
Meridian Community Unit School District 15Blue Mound, South Wheatland
$12,661per student
Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3Mount Zion
$14,892per 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.