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Pope County Community Unit School District 1, Illinois

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Pope County Community Unit School District 1
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 478 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Pope County Community Unit School District 1 is a school district in Illinois (Pope County). During the 2024 school year, 478 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 Pope County Community Unit School District 1 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
John Fatheree20252029
Blake Schuchardt20172029
Kathy Simmons20132029
Rebecca Jeffords20232027
Randall Kizziar20212027
Bronwyn Aly20192027
Jeremeny Hogg20152027

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: $1,154,000 $2,414 15%
Local: $2,209,000 $4,621 28%
State: $4,446,000 $9,301 57%
Total: $7,809,000 $16,337
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,200,000 $15,062
Total Current Expenditures: $6,640,000 $13,891
Instructional Expenditures: $4,130,000 $8,640 57%
Student and Staff Support: $261,000 $546 4%
Administration: $835,000 $1,746 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,414,000 $2,958 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $350,000 $732
Construction: $232,000 $485
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,000 $8
Interest on Debt: $4,000 $8


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 9 PS PS PS <50 6-9
2018-2019 18 PS PS PS PS 15-19
2017-2018 17 PS PS PS <50 15-19
2016-2017 16 PS PS <50 15-19
2015-2016 9 PS PS <50 6-9
2014-2015 13 PS PS <50 10-14
2013-2014 49 PS PS <50 50-54
2012-2013 43 PS <50 40-44
2011-2012 71 PS PS >=50 70-74
2010-2011 73 PS PS PS 70-74

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 (%)
2021-2022 27 PS PS PS >=50 25-29
2020-2021 25 PS PS PS <50 25-29
2018-2019 37 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2017-2018 30 PS PS PS <50 30-34
2016-2017 33 PS PS <50 30-34
2015-2016 26 PS PS <50 25-29
2014-2015 26 PS PS <50 25-29
2013-2014 51 PS PS <50 50-54
2012-2013 51 PS <50 50-54
2011-2012 63 PS PS <50 60-64
2010-2011 67 PS PS PS 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 (%)
2021-2022 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 80-89 80-89
2016-2017 80-89 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS 80-89
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 70-79 PS 70-79
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 80-89 PS 80-89
2010-2011 70-79 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 478 -1.7
2022-2023 486 1.6
2021-2022 478 -2.3
2020-2021 489 -2.7
2019-2020 502 0.0
2018-2019 502 -6.0
2017-2018 532 0.6
2016-2017 529 -0.6
2015-2016 532 -3.0
2014-2015 548 -2.9
2013-2014 564 -2.0
2012-2013 575 4.5
2011-2012 549 -4.2
2010-2011 572 2.8
2009-2010 556 3.1
2008-2009 539 -2.2
2007-2008 551 -1.6
2006-2007 560 -1.8
2005-2006 570 -1.9
2004-2005 581 -0.2
2003-2004 582 -8.1
2002-2003 629 1.6
2001-2002 619 -3.6
2000-2001 641 -4.1
1999-2000 667 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pope County Community Unit School District 1 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 5.6
Black 0.8 16.4
Hispanic 1.5 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.7 4.2
White 93.7 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, Pope County Community Unit School District 1 had 39.52 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.1.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 21.96
Secondary: 13.56
Total: 39.52

Pope County Community Unit School District 1 employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.70 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: 50.00
School Administrators: 2.70
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.10
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.10
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.10
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.50
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 Pope County Community Unit School District 1 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Pope Co High School1739-12
Pope County Elementary School305PK-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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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