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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 Indiana 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 Stone Bluff.
PK–5Southeast Fountain ElementarySoutheast Fountain School Corporation
6–12Fountain Central High SchoolSoutheast Fountain School Corporation
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.