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Cambridge Community Unit School District 227, Illinois

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Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 471 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 is a school district in Illinois (Henry County). During the 2024 school year, 471 students attended one of the district's two 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 Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 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
Becky Blackery
Carrie Boelens
Jared Brewer
Lance Edmund
Chad Humphrey
Dianne Jeffries
Culley Medley

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: $916,000 $2,004 11%
Local: $4,263,000 $9,328 52%
State: $2,996,000 $6,556 37%
Total: $8,175,000 $17,888
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,403,000 $16,199
Total Current Expenditures: $6,822,000 $14,927
Instructional Expenditures: $4,398,000 $9,623 59%
Student and Staff Support: $164,000 $358 2%
Administration: $1,047,000 $2,291 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,213,000 $2,654 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $109,000 $238
Construction: $50,000 $109
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,000 $19
Interest on Debt: $64,000 $140


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 28 PS 25-29
2018-2019 24 PS PS PS PS 20-24
2017-2018 31 PS PS 25-29
2016-2017 28 PS PS PS PS 25-29
2015-2016 31 PS PS PS <50 30-34
2014-2015 31 PS PS PS <50 30-34
2013-2014 64 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 61 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 83 PS PS PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 89 PS PS PS 85-89

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 37 PS 35-39
2018-2019 27 PS PS PS PS 25-29
2017-2018 39 PS PS 35-39
2016-2017 35 PS PS PS PS 30-34
2015-2016 38 PS PS PS >=50 35-39
2014-2015 28 PS PS PS <50 25-29
2013-2014 58 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 59 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2011-2012 80 PS PS PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 77 PS PS PS 75-79

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 80-89 80-89
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 <50 <50
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 80-89 80-89
2010-2011 >=90 >=90


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 471 2.1
2022-2023 461 0.9
2021-2022 457 1.8
2020-2021 449 -4.7
2019-2020 470 0.0
2018-2019 470 -0.9
2017-2018 474 -4.2
2016-2017 494 -2.4
2015-2016 506 -2.8
2014-2015 520 2.1
2013-2014 509 -0.2
2012-2013 510 -5.3
2011-2012 537 14.2
2010-2011 461 7.4
2009-2010 427 -21.8
2008-2009 520 -2.1
2007-2008 531 3.0
2006-2007 515 -2.7
2005-2006 529 -0.9
2004-2005 534 -3.2
2003-2004 551 -2.4
2002-2003 564 -2.7
2001-2002 579 -0.5
2000-2001 582 -2.2
1999-2000 595 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 5.6
Black 0.9 16.4
Hispanic 0.9 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.9 4.2
White 97.2 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, Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 had 38.23 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 23.03
Secondary: 12.20
Total: 38.23

Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 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: 80.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.87
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.30
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 Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cambridge Comm Grade School236PK-5
Cambridge Jr/Sr High School2356-12

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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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