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Richland County Community Unit School District 1
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,182 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Richland County Community Unit School District 1 is a school district in Illinois (Clay, Richland, and Wayne counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,182 students attended one of the district's four 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 Richland 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
Jake Anderson2027
Cindy Bailey2027
Scott Snyder20212027
Jeff Wilson20072027
Norm Henderson20212025
Marc Leist20212025
Cindy Lockley20172025

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $4,496,000 $2,011 12%
Local: $15,204,000 $6,800 40%
State: $18,512,000 $8,279 48%
Total: $38,212,000 $17,089
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $32,545,000 $14,555
Total Current Expenditures: $27,744,000 $12,407
Instructional Expenditures: $16,182,000 $7,237 50%
Student and Staff Support: $1,866,000 $834 6%
Administration: $4,330,000 $1,936 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,366,000 $2,399 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,400,000 $626
Construction: $336,000 $150
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $442,000 $197
Interest on Debt: $1,666,000 $745


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 23 <50 <50 <=20 PS 20-29 23
2018-2019 29 <50 <50 20-29 PS 20-29 30
2017-2018 28 <50 PS 20-29 PS 20-29 29
2016-2017 22 21-39 <50 20-29 <=10 22
2015-2016 22 21-39 <50 11-19 <=10 23
2014-2015 25 <50 <50 11-19 PS 11-19 25
2013-2014 58 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 21-39 60
2012-2013 62 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 21-39 62
2011-2012 82 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 60-79 83
2010-2011 83 >=50 PS >=50 >=80 82

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 28 <50 <50 11-19 PS 20-29 29
2020-2021 27 <50 <50 21-39 PS 11-19 28
2018-2019 32 <50 <50 30-39 PS 30-39 31
2017-2018 32 <50 PS 30-39 PS 30-39 32
2016-2017 24 40-59 <50 20-29 11-19 24
2015-2016 26 21-39 <50 30-39 20-29 26
2014-2015 34 40-59 <50 30-39 PS 11-19 35
2013-2014 55 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 21-39 56
2012-2013 60 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 21-39 60
2011-2012 78 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 60-79 78
2010-2011 77 >=50 PS >=50 60-79 77

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 80-84 PS PS >=50 >=50 80-84
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89


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 2,182 -4.5
2022-2023 2,280 1.9
2021-2022 2,236 -1.7
2020-2021 2,274 -4.3
2019-2020 2,371 1.0
2018-2019 2,347 -1.6
2017-2018 2,384 -2.6
2016-2017 2,447 1.1
2015-2016 2,421 -1.2
2014-2015 2,450 13.5
2013-2014 2,120 0.3
2012-2013 2,113 -1.8
2011-2012 2,152 -1.9
2010-2011 2,193 3.0
2009-2010 2,127 -0.4
2008-2009 2,136 0.8
2007-2008 2,118 -1.8
2006-2007 2,157 0.8
2005-2006 2,139 3.2
2004-2005 2,071 -0.7
2003-2004 2,085 -2.4
2002-2003 2,134 -5.2
2001-2002 2,244 1.6
2000-2001 2,208 -3.0
1999-2000 2,275 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Richland County Community Unit School District 1 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 5.6
Black 1.0 16.4
Hispanic 2.8 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.2 4.2
White 91.3 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, Richland County Community Unit School District 1 had 144.08 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.14.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 87.98
Secondary: 42.10
Total: 144.08

Richland County Community Unit School District 1 employed 2.00 district administrators and 10.00 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: 62.00
School Administrators: 10.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 68.57
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.16
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.16
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 12.62
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 Richland County Community Unit School District 1 operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Richland County Elementary School915KG-5
Richland County Erly Childhd Ctr161PK-PK
Richland County High School6619-12
Richland County Middle School4456-8

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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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