Money Creek Township’s public schools outscore 69% of Illinois districts
Math proficiency in Money Creek Township’s districts is 30%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Money Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
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.
Money Creek Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 99 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Money Creek Township’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 31% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lexington Community Unit School District 7 spends $28,652 per student and McLean County Unit School District 5 $16,899, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Money Creek Township’s grade
B+: better than 69% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Money Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Money Creek Township · depends on your address
Normal Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,079 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Normal Community West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,590 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Lexington High School
Grades 9–12 · 163 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
10th grade in Money Creek Township · depends on your address
Normal Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,079 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Normal Community West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,590 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Lexington High School
Grades 9–12 · 163 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
11th grade in Money Creek Township · depends on your address
Normal Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,079 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Normal Community West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,590 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Lexington High School
Grades 9–12 · 163 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
12th grade in Money Creek Township · depends on your address
Normal Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,079 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Normal Community West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,590 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Lexington High School
Grades 9–12 · 163 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Money Creek Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lexington Community Unit School District 7). From grade PK, students attend the McLean County Unit School District 5, shared with Bloomington, Bloomington City, Bloomington, Carlock, Dry Grove, Hudson, Hudson, Normal, Normal, Old Town, Towanda, Towanda and White Oak. Its elementary school is in Bloomington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Money Creek Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Money Creek Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Money Creek Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Money Creek Township | B+ | Lexington Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| Lexington | — | Lexington Community Unit School District 7 |
| Towanda | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| Hudson | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| Lexington (city) | B+ | Lexington Community Unit School District 7 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Lexington Community Unit School District 7 with Money Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Money Creek Township
25 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).
Questions about Money Creek Township’s schools
Are Money Creek Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Money Creek Township children attend outscore 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Money Creek Township in?
Two districts: Lexington Community Unit School District 7 runs grades PK–12, and McLean County Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bloomington, Bloomington City, Bloomington, Carlock, Dry Grove, Hudson, Hudson, Normal, Normal, Old Town, Towanda, Towanda and White Oak.
Where do Money Creek Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Normal Community High School, Normal Community West High School and Lexington High School.
What is Money Creek Township’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in McLean County Unit School District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Money Creek Township spend per student?
$28,652 in Lexington Community Unit School District 7 and $16,899 in McLean County Unit School District 5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Money Creek Township families are saying about school.
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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.