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Orion Community Unit School District 223, Illinois

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Orion Community Unit School District 223
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 982 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Orion Community Unit School District 223 is a school district in Illinois (Rock Island and Henry counties). During the 2024 school year, 982 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 Orion Community Unit School District 223 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
Austin Hepner20252029
Heather Hoftender20212029
Sonia Berg2027
Michelle Bidwell2027
John Headley2027
Jerry Miceli2027
Jonathan Stockton2027
Julie Abbott20072027
Kimberly Nightingale20062027
Bruce Farris2025
Carl Gilmore2025
Jacob Homuth2025
John Parisi2025

Elections

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District map

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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: $1,264,000 $1,287 8%
Local: $9,666,000 $9,843 60%
State: $5,101,000 $5,195 32%
Total: $16,031,000 $16,325
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,209,000 $14,469
Total Current Expenditures: $12,125,000 $12,347
Instructional Expenditures: $6,859,000 $6,984 48%
Student and Staff Support: $722,000 $735 5%
Administration: $2,286,000 $2,327 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,258,000 $2,299 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,195,000 $1,216
Construction: $739,000 $752
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $35,000 $35
Interest on Debt: $135,000 $137


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 39 PS PS <50 <50 40
2018-2019 49 PS PS <50 >=50 49
2017-2018 42 PS <50 >=50 42
2016-2017 44 PS 40-59 PS <50 45
2015-2016 40 PS 21-39 PS <50 40
2014-2015 31 PS 21-39 PS <50 32
2013-2014 68 PS 60-79 PS 40-59 69
2012-2013 67 PS PS 60-79 PS <50 68
2011-2012 90 PS >=90 >=50 90
2010-2011 88 PS 60-79 >=50 89

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 38 PS PS <50 >=50 38
2018-2019 45 PS PS <50 >=50 45
2017-2018 39 PS <50 >=50 39
2016-2017 42 PS 40-59 PS <50 42
2015-2016 40 PS 40-59 PS <50 40
2014-2015 34 PS 21-39 PS >=50 33
2013-2014 65 PS 40-59 PS 40-59 67
2012-2013 65 PS PS 40-59 PS <50 67
2011-2012 81 PS 70-79 >=50 82
2010-2011 81 PS 60-79 >=50 82

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 90-94 >=50 PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS 90-94
2015-2016 <50 PS PS <50
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2011-2012 85-89 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 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 982 -1.7
2022-2023 999 1.7
2021-2022 982 0.4
2020-2021 978 0.2
2019-2020 976 -5.8
2018-2019 1,033 -1.3
2017-2018 1,046 -3.7
2016-2017 1,085 -0.3
2015-2016 1,088 1.3
2014-2015 1,074 1.2
2013-2014 1,061 -0.6
2012-2013 1,067 0.1
2011-2012 1,066 2.2
2010-2011 1,043 -4.3
2009-2010 1,088 0.7
2008-2009 1,080 0.9
2007-2008 1,070 -2.6
2006-2007 1,098 -0.2
2005-2006 1,100 -0.5
2004-2005 1,105 0.0
2003-2004 1,105 -2.4
2002-2003 1,132 -1.9
2001-2002 1,154 0.3
2000-2001 1,151 -3.2
1999-2000 1,188 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Orion Community Unit School District 223 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 5.6
Black 1.1 16.4
Hispanic 1.7 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.5 4.2
White 94.7 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, Orion Community Unit School District 223 had 68.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.31.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 46.15
Secondary: 19.45
Total: 68.60

Orion Community Unit School District 223 employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.50 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: 69.50
School Administrators: 3.50
School Administrative Support: 6.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.94
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.16
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 Orion Community Unit School District 223 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
C R Hanna Elem School456PK-5
Orion High School2949-12
Orion Middle School2326-8

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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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