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C−

Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Ricks Township, Morrisonville, Bear Creek Township, King Township, Palmer and Greenwood Township, and parts of South Fork Township, Bois D'Arc Township, Rountree Township and Harvel Township.

Ricks Township’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Illinois school districts

Students
287
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,905
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $2,282 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Ricks Township 1,152Morrisonville 977Bear Creek Township 480King Township 200Palmer 199Greenwood Township 189

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ricks Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Morrisonville Elem SchoolThis district
7–8Morrisonville Jr High SchoolThis district
9–12Morrisonville High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 25.8% · 137 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 29.9% · 150 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.6% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$17,905 per student · 17% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 33%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
291’20
283’21
311’22
283’23
287’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 1%Two or more races 1%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Morrisonville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Morrisonville
C+
155 students13:1
Morrisonville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Morrisonville
C−
47 students7:1
Morrisonville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morrisonville
B−
85 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Panhandle Community Unit School District 2Farmersville, Pitman Township, Raymond Township
$19,541per student
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3Buckhart Township, Johnson Township, Taylorville Township
$14,364per student
Pawnee Community Unit School District 11Cotton Hill Township, Pawnee Township
$15,348per student
Nokomis Community Unit School District 22Nokomis Township
$16,270per 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.