C+
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Crete, Park Forest, Monee, Crete, University Park and Monee, and parts of Frankfort.
Students
4,562
Schools
8
Spent per student
$23,596
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$129.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U
- School Grade C+: better than 38% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 9% more per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $129.3M, about $28,350 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ritchie.
PK–1Bruning Elem SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
2–5L J Stevens Intermediate SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
6–8Wilmington Middle SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
9–12Wilmington High SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency8%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,596 per student · 9% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 47%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 40%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,402’20
4,375’21
4,415’22
4,489’23
4,562’24
Up 3.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 57%Hispanic 23%White 13%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Balmoral Elem Sch
D−472 students16:1
Crete Elementary School
D381 students14:1
Monee Elementary School
C373 students14:1
Talala Elementary School
D−305 students16:1
Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch
C+293 students13:1
Crete-Monee Middle School
C1,002 students11:1
Crete-Monee High School
C1,480 students15:1
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr
256 students16:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Matteson Elementary School District 162Matteson, Olympia Fields, Rich
$20,488per student
Rich Township High School District 227Matteson, Olympia Fields, Rich
$38,455per student
Elementary School District 159Matteson, Rich, Richton Park
$27,813per student
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan
$19,546per 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.