B+
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Mahomet, Champaign, Mahomet, Newcomb, Scott and Hensley.
Students
3,468
Schools
4
Spent per student
$10,620
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$18.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3
- School Grade B+: better than 74% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
- Spends 51% less per student than the IL average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020
- Debt of $18.9M, about $5,448 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Sangamon.
PK–32 elementary schoolsMonticello Community Unit School District 25
4–82 schoolsMonticello Community Unit School District 25
9–122 high schoolsMonticello Community Unit School District 25
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency40%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$10,620 per student · 51% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 37%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,197’20
3,352’21
3,423’22
3,411’23
3,468’24
Up 8.5% since 2020.
Students
White 83%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 6%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Champaign Community Unit School District 4Champaign, Champaign City, Savoy
$21,532per student
Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18Blue Ridge, Sangamon
$19,407per student
Monticello Community Unit School District 25Colfax, Sangamon
$14,546per student
Rantoul Township High School District 193Condit, Somer
$19,210per 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.