C+
Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Mount Pulaski Township, Mount Pulaski, Aetna Township, Hurlbut Township, Elkhart, Laenna Township, Elkhart Township and Lake Fork Township, and parts of Illiopolis Township, Tunbridge Township, Chester Township, Corwin Township and Lanesville Township.
Students
547
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,475
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$10.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23
- School Grade C+: better than 37% of Indiana districts
- Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 24% less per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7.5% since 2020
- Debt of $10.1M, about $18,508 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Universal.
PK–42 elementary schoolsSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
5–8South Vermillion Middle SchoolSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
9–12South Vermillion High SchoolSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency21%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts21%
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$16,475 per student · 24% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 16%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
509’20
514’21
554’22
518’23
547’24
Up 7.5% since 2020.
Students
White 94%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Two or more races 2%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Lincoln Community High School District 404Barnett Township, Broadwell Township, East Lincoln Township
$19,062per student
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1Buffalo Hart Township, Cooper Township, Mechanicsburg Township
$14,228per student
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3Mosquito Township, Mount Auburn Township
$14,364per student
Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11Austin Township, Illini Township
$13,217per 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.