Christopher Community Unit School District 99
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Tyrone, Christopher, Browning, North City and Buckner.
At a glance
716Students enrolled
2Schools
5Towns served
$17,842Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
60%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–8
Benton Grade Sch K-4 or Christopher Elem SchoolDepends on your addressBenton Community Consolidated School District 47Grades 9–12
Benton Cons High School or Christopher HighDepends on your addressBenton Consolidated High School District 103Based 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 proficiency9%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,842
per student each year · 17% below the IL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
721’20
702’21
700’22
710’23
716’24
Students
White · 94%670
Two or more races · 3%23
Black · 2%12
Hispanic · 1%10
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools2 in district
Christopher Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 510 students · Christopher
C+PublicChristopher HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 206 students · Christopher
DPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
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.