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Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170, Illinois

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Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 607 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 is a school district in Illinois (McDonough, Fulton, and Warren counties). During the 2024 school year, 607 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 Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 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
Rod McGrew
Holly Spangler
Alan Thompson
Brad Beekman2024
Nathan Webb2021
John McCleery2013

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: $1,415,000 $2,297 11%
Local: $5,449,000 $8,846 43%
State: $5,778,000 $9,380 46%
Total: $12,642,000 $20,523
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,917,000 $19,345
Total Current Expenditures: $9,762,000 $15,847
Instructional Expenditures: $5,813,000 $9,436 49%
Student and Staff Support: $786,000 $1,275 7%
Administration: $1,593,000 $2,586 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,570,000 $2,548 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,409,000 $2,287
Construction: $151,000 $245
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $14,000 $22
Interest on Debt: $58,000 $94


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 <=10 PS PS <=10
2018-2019 11 PS <50 <50 <50 10-14
2017-2018 16 <50 PS 21-39 16
2016-2017 18 <50 PS PS <50 19
2015-2016 24 <50 PS <50 24
2014-2015 15 PS PS <50 15-19
2013-2014 49 PS PS >=50 49
2012-2013 55 PS PS PS <50 56
2011-2012 76 >=50 PS >=50 77
2010-2011 75 PS >=50 PS 60-79 76

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 11-19 PS PS 20-29
2018-2019 15 PS <50 <50 <50 10-14
2017-2018 14 <50 PS <=20 14
2016-2017 23 <50 PS PS <50 24
2015-2016 22 >=50 PS <50 21
2014-2015 26 PS PS <50 26
2013-2014 47 PS PS >=50 47
2012-2013 47 PS PS PS <50 47
2011-2012 62 <50 PS >=50 63
2010-2011 65 PS >=50 PS 60-79 65

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 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 70-79 PS 70-79
2013-2014 70-79 PS 70-79
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 70-79 PS PS 70-79
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS PS 70-74


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 607 -7.6
2022-2023 653 5.7
2021-2022 616 2.3
2020-2021 602 -2.3
2019-2020 616 -8.9
2018-2019 671 -3.3
2017-2018 693 -4.6
2016-2017 725 -1.5
2015-2016 736 -1.2
2014-2015 745 -5.2
2013-2014 784 -5.5
2012-2013 827 2.1
2011-2012 810 -3.5
2010-2011 838 2.4
2009-2010 818 -5.3
2008-2009 861 3.8
2007-2008 828 -1.1
2006-2007 837 1.9
2005-2006 821 2.3
2004-2005 802 -0.4
2003-2004 805 -1.5
2002-2003 817 -3.9
2001-2002 849 -2.6
2000-2001 871 -3.8
1999-2000 904 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 5.6
Black 4.8 16.4
Hispanic 2.8 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.8 4.2
White 86.5 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, Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 had 65.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 36.55
Secondary: 22.55
Total: 65.10

Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 employed 2.00 district administrators and 4.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 58.00
School Administrators: 4.90
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.00
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 Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bushnell-Prairie City Elem Sch312PK-5
Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch1759-12
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch1206-8

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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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