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Schools in Macon · Meridian Community Unit School District 15

Macon’s public schools outscore 69% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Macon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Macon’s districts is 24%, below the Illinois average (30%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
24%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
942 students on the public path
In brief

Macon’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1478 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Macon’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Macon’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,661 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Meridian Middle School, then Meridian High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Macon’s grade

C+ Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 69% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1478)Better than 84%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 460 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Macon anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Macon’s students in the tested grades sat them (459 in math, 461 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Macon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Meridian Elem Schoolin Blue MoundB−
6–8Meridian Middle SchoolMeridian Community Unit School District 15B−
9–12Meridian High SchoolMeridian Community Unit School District 15B−

Macon’s public schools are run by Meridian Community Unit School District 15, which also serves Blue Mound, Blue Mound, Mosquito and Pleasant View and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Meridian Community Unit School District 15Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 942 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,661IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 29.9% · 461 students tested
Math21%
State average 25.8% · 459 students tested

Macon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Macon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MaconB+Meridian Community Unit School District 15

Every school in Macon

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Maconin other towns
Meridian Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blue Mound
B−
460 students15:1Rate it →
Meridian Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
195 students12:1Rate it →
Meridian High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
287 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Macon’s schools

Are Macon’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Macon children attend outscore 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Macon in?

Meridian Community Unit School District 15, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 942 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Macon kids go to high school?

Meridian High School, with 287 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Macon’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Meridian Community Unit School District 15 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Macon spend per student?

$12,661 in Meridian Community Unit School District 15 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.