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Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Long Creek, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo and Oakley, and parts of Willow Branch and Dora.
Students
474
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,754
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$10.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
- School Grade B: better than 58% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
- Spends 27% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $10.9M, about $22,903 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Sidney.
PK–52 elementary schoolsTolono Community Unit School District 7
6–8Unity Jr High SchoolTolono Community Unit School District 7
9–12Unity High SchoolTolono Community Unit School District 7
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency23%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,754 per student · 27% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 39%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
460’20
460’21
460’22
460’23
474’24
Up 3% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Hispanic 5%Black 2%Two or more races 2%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Decatur School District 61Decatur, Decatur
$18,753per student
Bement Community Unit School District 5Bement, Unity
$17,788per student
Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3Mount Zion, Mount Zion
$14,892per student
Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1Friends Creek, Whitmore
$14,945per 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.