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South Central Community Unit School District 401, Illinois

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South Central Community Unit School District 401
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 629 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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South Central Community Unit School District 401 is a school district in Illinois (Fayette and Marion counties). During the 2024 school year, 629 students attended one of the district's three 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 South Central Community Unit School District 401 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
Jeremy Chasteen
Louis Daugherty
Daniel Hiestand
Rob Jones
Tyler Neilson
Lindsey Norman
Derek Storck

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: $1,681,000 $2,647 15%
Local: $4,513,000 $7,107 40%
State: $5,205,000 $8,197 46%
Total: $11,399,000 $17,951
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,853,000 $15,516
Total Current Expenditures: $8,401,000 $13,229
Instructional Expenditures: $4,842,000 $7,625 49%
Student and Staff Support: $351,000 $552 4%
Administration: $1,232,000 $1,940 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,976,000 $3,111 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $711,000 $1,119
Construction: $265,000 $417
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $168,000 $264


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 12 PS PS PS 13
2018-2019 13 PS PS PS 13
2017-2018 17 PS <50 PS PS 15-19
2016-2017 14 PS PS PS 10-14
2015-2016 16 PS PS PS 17
2014-2015 13 PS PS PS PS 12
2013-2014 46 PS PS PS 46
2012-2013 48 PS >=50 48
2011-2012 79 PS PS PS PS 78
2010-2011 79 PS PS 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 19 PS PS PS 20
2018-2019 32 PS PS PS 33
2017-2018 37 PS >=50 PS PS 35-39
2016-2017 32 PS PS PS 30-34
2015-2016 38 PS PS PS 38
2014-2015 39 PS PS PS >=50 39
2013-2014 52 PS PS PS 52
2012-2013 53 PS >=50 53
2011-2012 71 PS PS PS PS 71
2010-2011 68 PS PS 68

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 PS 80-89
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-89 80-89
2013-2014 80-89 PS 80-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 >=90
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 (%)
2023-2024 629 0.0
2022-2023 629 -1.0
2021-2022 635 -2.8
2020-2021 653 -2.0
2019-2020 666 4.2
2018-2019 638 -1.9
2017-2018 650 4.0
2016-2017 624 -4.0
2015-2016 649 -4.9
2014-2015 681 -3.5
2013-2014 705 -4.8
2012-2013 739 2.2
2011-2012 723 6.4
2010-2011 677 -2.4
2009-2010 693 -4.2
2008-2009 722 -0.6
2007-2008 726 2.5
2006-2007 708 -3.2
2005-2006 731 -1.2
2004-2005 740 -1.4
2003-2004 750 -4.4
2002-2003 783 -0.6
2001-2002 788 -0.9
2000-2001 795 -7.2
1999-2000 852 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE South Central Community Unit School District 401 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.6
Black 0.5 16.4
Hispanic 1.3 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.0 4.2
White 97.3 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, South Central Community Unit School District 401 had 55.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 32.84
Secondary: 18.16
Total: 55.00

South Central Community Unit School District 401 employed 1.00 district administrators and 4.00 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: 47.50
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 15.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
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 South Central Community Unit School District 401 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy290PK-5
South Central High School1959-12
South Central Middle School1446-8

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    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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