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West Central Community Unit School District 235, Illinois

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West Central Community Unit School District 235
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 760 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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West Central Community Unit School District 235 is a school district in Illinois (Warren and Henderson counties). During the 2024 school year, 760 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 West Central Community Unit School District 235 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
Sarah Bigger
Lauren Chockley
Mindy Clark
Karl Gullberg
Josh Higgins
Brendan Schaley
Dillan Vancil

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: $945,000 $1,280 7%
Local: $8,235,000 $11,159 58%
State: $4,998,000 $6,772 35%
Total: $14,178,000 $19,211
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,030,000 $17,655
Total Current Expenditures: $10,928,000 $14,807
Instructional Expenditures: $6,394,000 $8,663 49%
Student and Staff Support: $586,000 $794 4%
Administration: $1,837,000 $2,489 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,111,000 $2,860 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,427,000 $1,933
Construction: $461,000 $624
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $70,000 $94


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 8 PS <50 PS <=20 8
2018-2019 11 <50 PS <50 12
2017-2018 10 PS PS <50 PS <=20 10
2016-2017 14 <50 PS <50 15
2015-2016 16 <50 PS <50 16
2014-2015 15 PS <50 PS <50 15
2013-2014 55 PS >=50 PS >=50 54
2012-2013 58 PS >=50 PS >=50 58
2011-2012 80 PS >=50 >=50 80
2010-2011 83 PS >=50 PS >=50 83

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 <50 PS <=20 10
2018-2019 19 <50 PS <50 19
2017-2018 15 PS PS <50 PS 21-39 15
2016-2017 23 <50 PS <50 22
2015-2016 23 <50 PS <50 22
2014-2015 25 PS >=50 PS <50 24
2013-2014 56 PS >=50 PS >=50 56
2012-2013 58 PS >=50 PS >=50 59
2011-2012 79 PS >=50 <50 80
2010-2011 78 PS >=50 PS >=50 78

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 80-84 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 75-79 PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2013-2014 80-84 PS 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS 80-84


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 760 2.1
2022-2023 744 0.8
2021-2022 738 -2.8
2020-2021 759 0.7
2019-2020 754 -2.0
2018-2019 769 -2.5
2017-2018 788 -7.0
2016-2017 843 -3.3
2015-2016 871 -2.3
2014-2015 891 -4.8
2013-2014 934 0.4
2012-2013 930 -5.4
2011-2012 980 -1.5
2010-2011 995 -3.6
2009-2010 1,031 -0.6
2008-2009 1,037 0.8
2007-2008 1,029 -2.5
2006-2007 1,055 -4.8
2005-2006 1,106 0.0
2004-2005 0 0.0
2003-2004 0 0.0
2002-2003 0 0.0
2001-2002 0 0.0
2000-2001 0 0.0
1999-2000 0 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Central Community Unit School District 235 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 5.6
Black 0.4 16.4
Hispanic 3.6 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.7 4.2
White 91.8 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, West Central Community Unit School District 235 had 61.19 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.42.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 37.87
Secondary: 17.32
Total: 61.19

West Central Community Unit School District 235 employed 1.00 district administrators and 5.00 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: 64.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 28.15
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.43
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.38
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.00
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 West Central Community Unit School District 235 operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
West Central Early Childhood54PK-PK
West Central Elementary School320KG-5
West Central High School2069-12
West Central Middle School1806-8

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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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