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Heritage Community Unit School District 8
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 380 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Heritage Community Unit School District 8 is a school district in Illinois (Douglas, Vermilion, and Champaign counties). During the 2024 school year, 380 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 Heritage Community Unit School District 8 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
Curt Elmore2029
Courtney Montgomery2029
Blake Young2029
Chris Kirschner20252029
Kimberly Keniley-Ashbrook2027
Zachary Wells2027
Darin Riggs20252027

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: $840,000 $2,165 10%
Local: $5,476,000 $14,113 64%
State: $2,179,000 $5,616 26%
Total: $8,495,000 $21,894
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,868,000 $20,278
Total Current Expenditures: $6,810,000 $17,551
Instructional Expenditures: $3,823,000 $9,853 49%
Student and Staff Support: $363,000 $935 5%
Administration: $1,208,000 $3,113 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,416,000 $3,649 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $750,000 $1,932
Construction: $724,000 $1,865
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $68,000 $175


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 20-24 PS PS PS <50 25-29
2018-2019 29 PS PS PS <50 25-29
2017-2018 23 PS PS <=20 20-24
2016-2017 27 PS PS 21-39 25-29
2015-2016 29 PS PS <50 30-34
2014-2015 20 PS PS PS <50 20-24
2013-2014 56 PS <50 55-59
2012-2013 65 PS PS >=50 65-69
2011-2012 83 PS >=50 80-84
2010-2011 83 PS >=50 80-84

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 40-44 PS PS PS <50 40-44
2018-2019 38 PS PS PS <50 40-44
2017-2018 34 PS PS <=20 35-39
2016-2017 34 PS PS <=20 35-39
2015-2016 42 PS PS >=50 40-44
2014-2015 35 PS PS <50 35-39
2013-2014 53 PS <50 50-54
2012-2013 64 PS PS >=50 60-64
2011-2012 77 PS >=50 75-79
2010-2011 75 PS >=50 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 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS 80-89
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 60-69 60-69


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 380 -5.3
2022-2023 400 3.0
2021-2022 388 4.6
2020-2021 370 -5.1
2019-2020 389 -8.5
2018-2019 422 -6.6
2017-2018 450 -6.2
2016-2017 478 0.8
2015-2016 474 1.5
2014-2015 467 -2.6
2013-2014 479 -9.4
2012-2013 524 -0.6
2011-2012 527 -1.7
2010-2011 536 -4.5
2009-2010 560 0.9
2008-2009 555 -0.7
2007-2008 559 -2.9
2006-2007 575 2.3
2005-2006 562 -2.7
2004-2005 577 3.6
2003-2004 556 -1.8
2002-2003 566 -2.7
2001-2002 581 3.3
2000-2001 562 -1.4
1999-2000 570 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Heritage Community Unit School District 8 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 5.6
Black 0.3 16.4
Hispanic 5.0 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 6.8 4.2
White 87.1 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, Heritage Community Unit School District 8 had 36.85 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.31.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 20.56
Secondary: 14.29
Total: 36.85

Heritage Community Unit School District 8 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: 0.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.15
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.10
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.90
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.60
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 Heritage Community Unit School District 8 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Heritage High School1219-12
Heritage Jh And Elem Sch259PK-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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