Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3, Illinois, elections

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Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 488 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 is a school district in Illinois (Williamson County). During the 2023 school year, 488 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

Elections

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Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3, At-large

General election

General election for Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3, At-large (3 seats)

Joshua D. McCree, Jonathan Anderson, and Kyle Parks ran in the general election for Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3, At-large on April 1, 2025.

Candidate
Joshua D. McCree (Nonpartisan)
Jonathan Anderson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
Kyle Parks (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Illinois are held on the first Tuesday in April every two years in odd-numbered years for all districts except for Chicago Public Schools and Peoria Public Schools.

School board general elections in the Peoria Public Schools District in Illinois are held annually. In odd-numbered years, the school board election election is on the first Tuesday in April. In even-numbered years, the election is on the third Tuesday in March.

School board general elections in the Chicago Public Schools District in Illinois are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3

Recent or upcoming election dates for all school districts except Peoria Public Schools and Chicago Public schools

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all school districts except Peoria Public Schools and Chicago Public schools. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: December 21, 2026
  • General election date: April 6, 2027



Election system

School board members in Illinois are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Illinois are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Illinois Statute establishes that school board members be elected in the nonpartisan consolidated odd-year election. Statute establishes a nomination process for school board candidates without a partisan primary or any other sort of nomination by political parties and without party designation by candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sections 10-3.1 and 16-3

Winning an election

The school board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5

Term length and staggering

Peoria Public Schools as of 2022 had five-year board member terms.

School districts in Illinois except Peoria Public Schools as of 2022 had four-year board member terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1

For all districts that hold elections every two years and have four-year board member terms, as close to half of board members are elected at each election. As of 2022, Peoria Public Schools was the only district with annual elections, and the remaining schools held elections every two years. Most districts have seven board members, which means that either three or four members are elected every two years in those districts.

For districts that hold annual elections, either one or two board members are up for election every year. As of 2022, Peoria Public Schools was the only district with annual elections and had either one or two board members up for election every year.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-10 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3 and Illinois Election Code Section 10-10 and Peoria Public Schools Policy

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School districts other than Chicago Public Schools and Peoria Public Schools can have school boards with all members elected at large from the entire district or school boards with members elected by election sub-districts. School districts can have board member election plans (often based on townships) that are grandfathered in, that are based on special acts, or that have been adjusted due to Federal laws on representation. As of 2022, 820 districts (96%) had board members elected at large, and 32 districts (4%) had board members elected by sub-districts.

The school board members of the Chicago Public Schools district and the Peoria Public Schools district are elected by sub-districts.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3 and Sec. 34-3 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates in Illinois must file nomination papers by 106 days before the election. For school districts with elections at the April, odd-year consolidated election, this means the filing deadline is in mid December of even-numbered years for the election in the following year. For 2024 specifically, the legislature passed a law that applied only to Chicago Public Schools that the petition circulation period began on March 26, 2024, and the candidate filing window was from June 17, 2024 to June 24, 2024.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-6

School board candidates cannot file nomination papers until 113 days before the election. For school districts with elections at the April, odd-year election, this means they can begin filing nomination papers one week before the filing deadline in mid December of even-numbered years for the election in the following year. Candidates can begin circulating a nominating petition 90 days before the filing deadline.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-6


 


About the district

School board

The Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 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
Tim Bailey2027
Heather Dwyer2027
Jon Killman2027
Matt Troxel2027
Jon Anderson2025
Chris Blumenstock2025
Robert Ray2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Illinois House of Representatives District 117Patrick WindhorstRepublican Party 100% 3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $565,000 $1,175 8%
Local: $2,304,000 $4,790 33%
State: $4,086,000 $8,495 59%
Total: $6,955,000 $14,459
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,286,000 $15,147
Total Current Expenditures: $5,451,000 $11,332
Instructional Expenditures: $2,955,000 $6,143 41%
Student and Staff Support: $335,000 $696 5%
Administration: $972,000 $2,020 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,189,000 $2,471 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,045,000 $2,172
Construction: $977,000 $2,031
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $48,000 $99

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 17 PS PS <50 15-19
2018-2019 18 PS PS PS <50 15-19
2017-2018 19 PS PS PS 15-19
2016-2017 15 PS PS PS PS 15-19
2015-2016 20 PS PS PS 20-24
2014-2015 16 PS PS PS 15-19
2013-2014 40 PS 40-44
2012-2013 46 PS PS 45-49
2011-2012 81 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 79 >=50 75-79

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 26 PS PS >=50 25-29
2018-2019 25 PS PS PS >=50 20-24
2017-2018 30 PS PS PS 25-29
2016-2017 30 PS PS PS PS 25-29
2015-2016 36 PS PS PS 35-39
2014-2015 35 PS PS PS 35-39
2013-2014 48 PS 45-49
2012-2013 53 PS PS 50-54
2011-2012 75 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 69 >=50 65-69

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 80-89
2016-2017 80-89 80-89
2015-2016 >=90 PS 80-89
2014-2015 70-79 PS 80-89
2013-2014 >=90 >=90
2012-2013 >=80 PS >=80
2011-2012 70-79 70-79
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 (%)
2022-2023 488 0.4
2021-2022 486 1.0
2020-2021 481 -8.3
2019-2020 521 4.6
2018-2019 497 -3.0
2017-2018 512 -1.6
2016-2017 520 -0.2
2015-2016 521 1.3
2014-2015 514 -0.2
2013-2014 515 7.0
2012-2013 479 3.3
2011-2012 463 -1.9
2010-2011 472 5.7
2009-2010 445 -1.6
2008-2009 452 1.1
2007-2008 447 2.7
2006-2007 435 5.5
2005-2006 411 6.1
2004-2005 386 -2.8
2003-2004 397 2.5
2002-2003 387 -5.7
2001-2002 409 4.4
2000-2001 391 -1.3
1999-2000 396 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 5.5
Black 0.2 16.5
Hispanic 0.4 27.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.3 4.2
White 96.9 46.0

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 2022-2023 school year, Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 had 30.93 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.78.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 19.00
Secondary: 9.93
Total: 30.93

Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 13.45
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 1.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.80
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 Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Crab Orchard Elementary School339PK-8
Crab Orchard High School1499-12

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