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Morris School District 54

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns

Serves Morris, Morris Township, Wauponsee Township, Goose Lake Township and Norman Township, and parts of Erienna Township.

Morris’ School Grade B+ better than 65% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,082
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,569
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$14.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Morris School District 54

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 37% less per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.6M, about $13,530 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Morris 14,669C+Morris Township 7,356C+Wauponsee Township 2,353A−Goose Lake Township 1,784Norman Township 334

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Morris. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsSaratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C
9–12Morris Community High SchoolMorris Community High School District 101

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.8% · 645 students tested
Reading / language arts16%
State average 29.9% · 699 students tested

Graduation rate 92% at Morris CHSD 101, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,569 per student · 37% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 37%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,122’20
1,117’21
1,078’22
1,097’23
1,082’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

White Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morris
C+
722 students13:1
Shabbona Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morris
B−
360 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Seneca Township High School District 160Manlius Township, Mazon Township, Nettle Creek Township
$38,565per student
Morris Community High School District 101Aux Sable Township, Nettle Creek Township, Saratoga Township
$13,309per student
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2CMazon Township, Vienna Township
$14,156per student
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60CAux Sable Township, Saratoga Township
$14,883per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.