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C+

Christopher Community Unit School District 99

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Tyrone Township, Christopher, Browning Township, North City and Buckner.

Tyrone Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Illinois school districts

Students
716
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,842
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$4.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Christopher Community Unit School District 99

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.3M, about $5,966 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tyrone Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8Christopher Elem SchoolThis district
9–12Christopher HighThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency9%
State average 25.8% · 327 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 29.9% · 357 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.6% · 58 in the class

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
$17,842 per student · 17% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 31%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 66%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
721’20
702’21
700’22
710’23
716’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Hispanic 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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.