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Egyptian Community Unit School District 5
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Tamms and Thebes.
Students
304
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,978
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$0.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Egyptian Community Unit School District 5
- School Grade D: better than 7% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
- Spends 12% less per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 20.6% since 2020
- Debt of $0.0M, about $82 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Unity.
PK–5Egyptian Elem SchoolThis district
6–8Egyptian Jr High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency7.5%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts7.5%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 80–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,978 per student · 12% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 65%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
383’20
345’21
377’22
315’23
304’24
Down 20.6% since 2020.
Students
White 79%Two or more races 11%Black 10%Hispanic <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
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.