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Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18, Illinois

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Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 670 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 is a school district in Illinois (Piatt, De Witt, and McLean counties). During the 2024 school year, 670 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sig Enger2027
Jonathan Yeagle2027
Kenna Dunlap Johnson2025
Chelsie Leffelman2025
Franci Miller2025
Jason Nolan2025
Derrick Fernandez20242025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,250,000 $1,914 9%
Local: $8,273,000 $12,669 62%
State: $3,724,000 $5,703 28%
Total: $13,247,000 $20,286
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,105,000 $20,068
Total Current Expenditures: $11,620,000 $17,794
Instructional Expenditures: $6,604,000 $10,113 50%
Student and Staff Support: $1,329,000 $2,035 10%
Administration: $1,503,000 $2,301 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,184,000 $3,344 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $726,000 $1,111
Construction: $628,000 $961
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $23,000 $35
Interest on Debt: $290,000 $444


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20 PS <50 PS <50 15-19
2018-2019 23 PS PS <50 PS <50 24
2017-2018 24 PS PS <50 PS <50 23
2016-2017 26 PS PS <50 PS <50 25
2015-2016 22 PS PS <50 PS <50 22
2014-2015 18 PS PS <50 PS <50 18
2013-2014 55 PS PS PS PS >=50 56
2012-2013 57 PS PS PS >=50 57
2011-2012 86 PS PS PS >=50 86
2010-2011 87 PS PS PS PS 87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 24 PS <50 PS <50 20-24
2018-2019 36 PS PS <50 PS <50 37
2017-2018 43 PS PS <50 PS >=50 43
2016-2017 41 PS PS <50 PS <50 41
2015-2016 31 PS PS <50 PS <50 31
2014-2015 28 PS PS <50 PS <50 28
2013-2014 60 PS PS PS PS >=50 59
2012-2013 64 PS PS PS >=50 64
2011-2012 81 PS PS PS >=50 81
2010-2011 83 PS PS PS PS 83

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 80-84 PS 80-84
2010-2011 85-89 PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 670 0.0
2022-2023 670 2.5
2021-2022 653 -0.8
2020-2021 658 -5.2
2019-2020 692 -3.6
2018-2019 717 -3.9
2017-2018 745 -5.1
2016-2017 783 0.1
2015-2016 782 -2.7
2014-2015 803 -0.9
2013-2014 810 2.1
2012-2013 793 -2.0
2011-2012 809 3.5
2010-2011 781 -10.0
2009-2010 859 -4.3
2008-2009 896 0.6
2007-2008 891 -4.6
2006-2007 932 -1.2
2005-2006 943 4.0
2004-2005 905 -0.3
2003-2004 908 -3.3
2002-2003 938 -5.3
2001-2002 988 -1.6
2000-2001 1,004 -0.7
1999-2000 1,011 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.6
Black 0.3 16.4
Hispanic 1.3 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.4 4.2
White 92.8 45.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 had 58.35 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.48.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 33.10
Secondary: 20.25
Total: 58.35

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.95 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 3.95
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.67
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.34
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.60
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blue Ridge High School1889-12
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr Hs2174-8
Ruth M Schneider Elem School265PK-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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