Sandoval Community Unit School District 501

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Sandoval, Sandoval, Junction City, Carrigan and Meridian, and parts of Brookside and East Fork.

At a glance

429Students enrolled

3Schools

5Towns served

$16,213Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

77%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

SandovalSandovalJunction CityCarrigan

Grades PK–6

Sandoval Elem School221 students · SandovalThis district

Grades 7–8

Sandoval Jr High School84 students · SandovalThis district

Grades 9–12

Sandoval Sr High School124 students · SandovalThis district

Grades PK–6

Sandoval Elem School221 students · SandovalThis district

Grades 7–8

Sandoval Jr High School84 students · SandovalThis district

Grades 9–12

Sandoval Sr High School124 students · SandovalThis district

Grades PK–6

Sandoval Elem School221 students · SandovalThis district

Grades 7–8

Sandoval Jr High School84 students · SandovalThis district

Grades 9–12

Sandoval Sr High School124 students · SandovalThis district

Grades PK–6

Sandoval Elem School or Patoka Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Sandoval Jr High School or Patoka Jr High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Sandoval Sr High School or Patoka Sr High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

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 proficiency8%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts8%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 87.3% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,213

per student each year · 25% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration38%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State57%

Federal25%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

427’20

417’21

420’22

431’23

429’24

Students

White · 87%373

Two or more races · 7%31

Hispanic · 4%17

Black · 2%7

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Sandoval1,898 people

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Sandoval1,004 people

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Junction City638 people

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Carrigan558 people

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Meridian471 people

Also covers small parts of Brookside and East Fork.

Schools3 in district

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Sandoval Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 221 students · Sandoval

DPublic 📚

Sandoval Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 84 students · Sandoval

CPublic 🏫

Sandoval Sr High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 124 students · Sandoval

C-Public

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

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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.