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Monticello Community Unit School District 25
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Monticello, Monticello, Sangamon, Willow Branch, Cisco and Colfax, and parts of Scott, Goose Creek and Nixon.
Students
1,707
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,546
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$30.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Monticello Community Unit School District 25
- School Grade A: better than 86% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 33% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 26.4% since 2020
- Debt of $30.6M, about $17,907 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 proficiency30%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,546 per student · 33% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 57%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,351’20
1,611’21
1,665’22
1,681’23
1,707’24
Up 26.4% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18Blue Ridge, De Witt, Santa Anna
$19,407per student
Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1Friends Creek
$14,945per student
Bement Community Unit School District 5Bement, Sadorus
$17,788per student
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3Champaign, Mahomet
$10,620per 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.