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Oblong Community Unit School District 4, Illinois

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Oblong Community Unit School District 4
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 538 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Oblong Community Unit School District 4 is a school district in Illinois (Crawford and Jasper counties). During the 2024 school year, 538 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 Oblong Community Unit School District 4 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
Kyle Bailey
Erin Dix
Elijah Lemmon
Brady Lewis
Todd Musgrave
Steve Myers
Lisa Pinkston

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: $697,000 $1,242 8%
Local: $3,012,000 $5,369 36%
State: $4,645,000 $8,280 56%
Total: $8,354,000 $14,891
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,524,000 $13,411
Total Current Expenditures: $7,159,000 $12,761
Instructional Expenditures: $4,114,000 $7,333 55%
Student and Staff Support: $294,000 $524 4%
Administration: $936,000 $1,668 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,815,000 $3,235 24%
Total Capital Outlay: $14,000 $24
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $3,000 $5


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 PS 10-14
2018-2019 16 PS PS <50 PS 15-19
2017-2018 23 PS <50 <50 PS 20-24
2016-2017 23 PS PS <50 <50 20-24
2015-2016 24 PS PS <50 <50 25-29
2014-2015 24 PS PS <50 PS 25-29
2013-2014 49 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2012-2013 53 PS PS PS 50-54
2011-2012 75 PS PS PS PS 75
2010-2011 75 PS PS PS 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 23 PS PS PS 20-24
2018-2019 38 PS PS <50 PS 35-39
2017-2018 31 PS >=50 <50 PS 30-34
2016-2017 42 PS PS <50 <50 40-44
2015-2016 36 PS PS <50 <50 35-39
2014-2015 36 PS PS <50 PS 35-39
2013-2014 62 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 62 PS PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 75 PS PS PS PS 74
2010-2011 74 PS PS PS 74

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 PS >=90
2016-2017 70-79 PS PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS 70-79
2014-2015 80-89 PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS 80-89


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 538 -0.2
2022-2023 539 -4.1
2021-2022 561 2.0
2020-2021 550 -8.0
2019-2020 594 -3.5
2018-2019 615 0.5
2017-2018 612 6.5
2016-2017 572 0.7
2015-2016 568 -8.1
2014-2015 614 4.7
2013-2014 585 -3.2
2012-2013 604 -3.8
2011-2012 627 -0.6
2010-2011 631 -4.9
2009-2010 662 -3.5
2008-2009 685 -1.5
2007-2008 695 -7.9
2006-2007 750 0.1
2005-2006 749 5.2
2004-2005 710 -1.7
2003-2004 722 -2.2
2002-2003 738 -4.7
2001-2002 773 -2.7
2000-2001 794 -2.5
1999-2000 814 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Oblong Community Unit School District 4 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 5.6
Black 0.9 16.4
Hispanic 2.2 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.2 4.2
White 96.3 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, Oblong Community Unit School District 4 had 50.06 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.75.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 28.86
Secondary: 17.20
Total: 50.06

Oblong Community Unit School District 4 employed 2.00 district administrators and 3.00 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: 0.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.26
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.26
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.05
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 Oblong Community Unit School District 4 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Oblong Elem School373PK-8
Oblong High School1659-12

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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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