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Gillespie Community Unit School District 7, Illinois

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Gillespie Community Unit School District 7
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,139 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 is a school district in Illinois (Macoupin County). During the 2024 school year, 1,139 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 Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 consists of seven members serving two-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Peyton Bernot
Bill Carter
Mark Hayes
Amanda Ross
Weye Schmidt
Dennis Tiburzi
Kellie Vesper

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: $3,264,000 $2,888 16%
Local: $4,607,000 $4,077 22%
State: $12,977,000 $11,484 62%
Total: $20,848,000 $18,450
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $18,151,000 $16,062
Total Current Expenditures: $15,946,000 $14,111
Instructional Expenditures: $10,283,000 $9,100 57%
Student and Staff Support: $1,189,000 $1,052 7%
Administration: $1,512,000 $1,338 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,962,000 $2,621 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $439,000 $388
Construction: $25,000 $22
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $492,000 $435


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 14 PS PS <50 PS <50 14
2018-2019 26 PS PS <50 PS <=20 26
2017-2018 30 PS PS >=50 <50 21-39 29
2016-2017 27 PS PS <50 PS 21-39 26
2015-2016 20 PS PS PS PS <=20 20
2014-2015 20 PS PS PS <=20 20
2013-2014 60 PS PS PS >=50 61
2012-2013 60 PS PS PS PS >=50 60
2011-2012 83 PS PS PS >=50 83
2010-2011 76 PS PS PS >=50 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 20 PS PS >=50 PS <50 19
2018-2019 39 PS PS >=50 PS 21-39 39
2017-2018 45 PS PS >=50 <50 40-59 45
2016-2017 44 PS PS >=50 PS 40-59 44
2015-2016 39 PS PS PS PS 21-39 39
2014-2015 29 PS PS PS <=20 30
2013-2014 54 PS PS PS >=50 55
2012-2013 52 PS PS PS PS >=50 52
2011-2012 72 PS PS PS >=50 72
2010-2011 72 PS PS PS >=50 72

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 85-89 85-89
2016-2017 80-84 PS 80-84
2015-2016 70-74 PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS 85-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 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 1,139 -0.1
2022-2023 1,140 0.9
2021-2022 1,130 -1.3
2020-2021 1,145 -13.3
2019-2020 1,297 1.1
2018-2019 1,283 -3.3
2017-2018 1,325 0.0
2016-2017 1,325 0.2
2015-2016 1,322 0.2
2014-2015 1,319 -0.7
2013-2014 1,328 -1.6
2012-2013 1,349 0.7
2011-2012 1,340 -1.9
2010-2011 1,366 7.5
2009-2010 1,263 -4.9
2008-2009 1,325 0.1
2007-2008 1,324 3.1
2006-2007 1,283 -2.3
2005-2006 1,312 4.6
2004-2005 1,251 -4.9
2003-2004 1,312 -0.4
2002-2003 1,317 -5.8
2001-2002 1,394 1.7
2000-2001 1,370 -3.4
1999-2000 1,416 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 5.6
Black 1.0 16.4
Hispanic 0.9 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 1.8 4.2
White 95.4 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, Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 had 86.87 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.11.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 5.00
Elementary: 54.67
Secondary: 25.20
Total: 86.87

Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 employed 2.00 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: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 46.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 21.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.80
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.00
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 Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ben-Gil Elementary School547PK-5
Gillespie High School3309-12
Gillespie Middle School2626-8

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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 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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