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Community Unit School District 4
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Mendon, Mendon, Ursa, Honey Creek, Ursa, Lima, Keene, Loraine and Lima, and parts of Ellington, Gilmer, St. Albans, Walker and Rocky Run-Wilcox.
Students
672
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,498
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Community Unit School District 4
- School Grade C: better than 31% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 42% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $5.4M, about $7,972 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Tompkins.
PK–32 elementary schoolsUnited Community School District 304
7–12United Jr./Sr. High SchoolUnited Community School District 304
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,498 per student · 42% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 47%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
669’20
667’21
664’22
669’23
672’24
About steady.
Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Two or more races <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Quincy School District 172Melrose, Quincy, Quincy
$13,876per student
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316Bear Creek, Warsaw, Warsaw
$15,869per student
Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328Hamilton, Montebello, Wythe
$13,338per student
Central CUSD 3Camp Point, Columbus, Houston
$15,858per 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.