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Morton Community Unit School District 709

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Morton Community Unit School District 709 is located close to the center of Illinois. Morton Community Unit School District 709 has 49.68 square miles of land area and 0.09 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Morton Community Unit School District 709 population is 18,942. Morton Community Unit School District 709 median household income is $72,839 in 2010-2014. Morton Community Unit School District 709 median house value is $180,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Morton Community Unit School District 709 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (10 out of 476, top 2%) Elementary/Middle School: (29 out of 757, top 4%)* Rank: #50
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	18,942 (2010-2014), rank #213
Population Growth	1.60% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	380.60/sq mi, rank #355
Median Household Income:	$72,839 at 2010-2014—5.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #176
Median House Price:	$180,200 at 2010-2014—7.01% increase since 2005-2009, rank #248
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	49.68 sq mi, rank #432
Water Area:	0.09 sq mi (0.18%), rank #575
State:	Illinois
County:	Tazewell County
City:	Washington, Morton, Deer Creek, Groveland, East Peoria, Pekin
Zip:	61571, 61550, 61733, 61535, 61611, 61554
Area:	Peoria, IL

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Morton Community Unit School District 709 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1050 South 4th Ave

Morton IL, 61550, Tazewell County

Phone: 309-263-2581

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,884	2,857	2,817	2,809	2,784	2,699	2,647
English Language Learner Students:	46	17	18	20	14	0	2
Total Teachers:	160.52	NA	158.22	162.46	174.41	176.30	149.30
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	1.00	0.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	5.00	0.00	5.00	4.60	4.00
Elementary:	96.89	NA	92.39	101.59	98.42	103.70	60.60
Secondary:	58.63	NA	59.83	60.87	68.99	67.00	83.70
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	57.76	184.23	31.40	31.92	31.40	33.40	57.40
Instructional Aides:	NA	95.37	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	1.00	1.24	1.00	2.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.25	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.05	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.20	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	NA	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	3.23	0.71	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	NA	NA	4.00	4.36	4.00	4.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	4.29	NA	NA	NA	NA	5.00
School Administrators:	6.00	NA	10.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	23.72	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	9.40	10.32	9.40	9.40	11.40
Other Support Services:	42.53	55.89	NA	NA	NA	NA	23.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.97	NA	17.80	17.29	15.96	15.31	17.73

Schools

Grundy Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1100 South 4th Ave, Morton IL 61550
Jefferson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	220 East Jefferson St, Morton IL 61550
Lettie Brown Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2550 North Morton Ave, Morton IL 61550
Lincoln Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	100 South Nebraska Ave, Morton IL 61550
Morton High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	350 North Illinois Ave, Morton IL 61550
Morton Jr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	225 East Jackson St, Morton IL 61550

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.5%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.6%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.3%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.2%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.5%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.3%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100.0%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.2%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.1%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.2%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.7%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.0%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.9%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.8%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98.2%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.7%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.7%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.9%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.0%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.4%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.0%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.1%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.9%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.9%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.3%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.0%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.8%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.1%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.6%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.0%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.4%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.2%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.9%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97.3%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.8%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.6%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97.3%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.9%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.8%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.8%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.3%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	96.1%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	96.1%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	97.3%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.0%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.2%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.0%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.6%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.8%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.4%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.1%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.4%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.2%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.4%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.7%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.3%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.3%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.1%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.9%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.2%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.4%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.2%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.8%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	98.4%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.6%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.9%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.4%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.6%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95.7%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.1%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.6%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.2%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.9%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96.0%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.2%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.7%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.7%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.4%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.9%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.0%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	97.5%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	93.2%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	97.5%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	93.5%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	97.9%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	95.6%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	92.7%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	92.1%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	91.4%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	95.5%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.4%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.7%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.2%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	94.2%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	96.8%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	96.7%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	95.7%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	96.6%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.2%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.7%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.3%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.8%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.1%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.4%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.3%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.2%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95.5%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96.1%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	71.9%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	71.8%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	75.2%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	78.7%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.4%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	75.4%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.2%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	79.4%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	75.5%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74.5%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.5%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.7%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.3%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.7%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.1%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.7%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.2%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.3%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79.5%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79.4%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.5%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76.0%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	79.6%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.0%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78.3%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78.9%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81.0%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.7%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82.1%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76.9%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.7%	49.4%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$33,183,000	$11,780		$32,758,000	$11,662		$31,343,000	$11,258
Federal:	$929,000	$330	2.8%	$1,102,000	$392	3.4%	$1,524,000	$547	4.9%
State:	$5,729,000	$2,034	17.3%	$5,741,000	$2,044	17.5%	$6,093,000	$2,189	19.4%
Local:	$26,525,000	$9,416	79.9%	$25,915,000	$9,226	79.1%	$23,726,000	$8,522	75.7%
Total Expenditures:	$29,870,000	$10,603		$29,037,000	$10,337		$29,196,000	$10,487
Total Current Expenditures:	$26,743,000	$9,493		$27,436,000	$9,767		$27,474,000	$9,869
Instructional Expenditures:	$16,221,000	$5,758	60.7%	$16,752,000	$5,964	61.1%	$16,983,000	$6,100	61.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,731,000	$969	10.2%	$2,849,000	$1,014	10.4%	$2,875,000	$1,033	10.5%
Administration:	$3,245,000	$1,152	12.1%	$3,319,000	$1,182	12.1%	$3,208,000	$1,152	11.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,546,000	$1,614	17.0%	$4,516,000	$1,608	16.5%	$4,408,000	$1,583	16.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,867,000	$1,018		$1,310,000	$466		$1,414,000	$508
Construction:	$2,021,000	$717		$717,000	$255		$896,000	$322
Total Other:	$5,000	$2		$31,000	$11		$36,000	$13
Interest on Debt:	$28,000	$10		$16,000	$6		$43,000	$15

Total Salary:	$14,885,000	$5,284		$14,964,000	$5,327		$15,281,000	$5,489
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,981,000	$3,543	67.1%	$10,077,000	$3,587	67.3%	$10,321,000	$3,707	67.5%
Other Salary:	$4,904,000	$1,741	32.9%	$4,887,000	$1,740	32.7%	$4,960,000	$1,782	32.5%
Total Benefit:	$7,802,000	$2,770		$8,199,000	$2,919		$8,046,000	$2,890
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,248,000	$1,863	67.3%	$5,541,000	$1,973	67.6%	$5,499,000	$1,975	68.3%
Other Benefit:	$2,554,000	$907	32.7%	$2,658,000	$946	32.4%	$2,547,000	$915	31.7%

* Morton Community Unit School District 709 was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.