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Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

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Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 is located in north Illinois. Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 has 81.95 square miles of land area and 0.53 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 population is 22,208. Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 median household income is $67,828 in 2010-2014. Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 median house value is $188,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (104 out of 476, top 22%) Elementary/Middle School: (437 out of 757, bottom 42%)* Rank: #364
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	22,208 (2010-2014), rank #186
Population Growth	5.76% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	269.24/sq mi, rank #376
Median Household Income:	$67,828 at 2010-2014—-0.35% increase since 2005-2009, rank #237
Median House Price:	$188,900 at 2010-2014—-5.17% increase since 2005-2009, rank #216
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	81.95 sq mi, rank #320
Water Area:	0.53 sq mi (0.65%), rank #308
State:	Illinois
County:	Kane County, Dekalb County
City:	Maple Park, Sycamore, Kingston, Genoa, Clare, Dekalb, Cortland
Zip:	60151, 60178, 60145, 60135, 60111, 60115, 60112
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

245 West Exchange St

Sycamore IL, 60178, Dekalb County

Phone: 815-899-8103

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,742	3,771	3,840	3,789	3,814	3,713	3,672
English Language Learner Students:	100	103	109	116	112	122	37
Total Teachers:	245.67	NA	227.60	235.25	228.11	227.40	200.00
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	1.00	0.00	0.89	1.20	1.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	11.00	0.00	11.00	13.00	13.00
Elementary:	166.54	NA	142.60	158.57	140.51	140.20	81.00
Secondary:	79.13	NA	73.00	76.68	75.71	73.00	105.00
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	22.99	290.11	39.05	45.00	41.00	52.70	74.00
Instructional Aides:	NA	98.19	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	1.00	1.24	1.00	14.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.13	5.00	5.01	5.00	5.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.93	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.20	3.00	3.01	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	5.00	NA	6.00	6.54	7.00	6.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	10.60	NA	NA	NA	NA	4.00
School Administrators:	11.99	NA	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	42.58	NA	NA	NA	NA	5.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	15.05	20.21	16.00	15.70	15.00
Other Support Services:	0.00	133.61	NA	NA	NA	NA	34.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.23	NA	16.87	16.11	16.72	16.33	18.36

Schools

North Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1680 Brickville Rd, Sycamore IL 60178
North Grove Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	850 Republic Ave, Sycamore IL 60178
South Prairie Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	820 Borden Ave, Sycamore IL 60178
Southeast Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	718 South Locust St, Sycamore IL 60178
Sycamore High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	555 Spartan Trl, Sycamore IL 60178
Sycamore Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	150 Maplewood Dr, Sycamore IL 60178
West Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	240 Fair St, Sycamore IL 60178

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.9%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.0%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.5%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.6%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.1%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.4%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.1%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.9%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.2%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.9%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.0%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.6%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.7%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.1%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.3%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.2%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.9%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.1%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.0%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.9%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.6%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.8%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.8%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.0%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.9%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.0%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.9%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.7%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.0%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.8%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.8%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.1%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.2%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.2%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.9%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62.5%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.8%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.5%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.1%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.6%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.9%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.3%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.2%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.2%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.8%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.9%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.8%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.1%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.6%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	88.4%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	92.9%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	93.7%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	89.3%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	86.4%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	92.6%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	88.0%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84.5%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.5%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.7%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.0%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.0%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.0%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.2%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.4%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.6%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.2%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.4%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.3%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.2%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.7%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.8%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.6%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.8%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.4%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.8%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.6%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.6%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.8%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.9%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.2%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.3%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.8%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69.4%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	67.2%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.2%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.8%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68.5%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.8%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.8%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62.8%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.6%	49.4%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$48,303,000	$12,579		$51,046,000	$13,472		$47,716,000	$12,511
Federal:	$2,092,000	$545	4.3%	$2,944,000	$777	5.8%	$3,446,000	$904	7.2%
State:	$12,670,000	$3,299	26.2%	$14,963,000	$3,949	29.3%	$12,983,000	$3,404	27.2%
Local:	$33,541,000	$8,735	69.4%	$33,139,000	$8,746	64.9%	$31,287,000	$8,203	65.6%
Total Expenditures:	$51,375,000	$13,379		$59,056,000	$15,586		$52,798,000	$13,843
Total Current Expenditures:	$43,018,000	$11,203		$44,216,000	$11,670		$42,840,000	$11,232
Instructional Expenditures:	$25,186,000	$6,559	58.5%	$24,932,000	$6,580	56.4%	$25,181,000	$6,602	58.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,570,000	$1,451	12.9%	$5,715,000	$1,508	12.9%	$5,749,000	$1,507	13.4%
Administration:	$5,262,000	$1,370	12.2%	$6,567,000	$1,733	14.9%	$4,694,000	$1,231	11.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,000,000	$1,823	16.3%	$7,002,000	$1,848	15.8%	$7,216,000	$1,892	16.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,643,000	$1,209		$11,145,000	$2,941		$7,398,000	$1,940
Construction:	$4,255,000	$1,108		$10,320,000	$2,724		$5,078,000	$1,331
Total Other:	$111,000	$29		$114,000	$30		$8,000	$2
Interest on Debt:	$2,179,000	$567		$2,343,000	$618		$1,740,000	$456

Total Salary:	$24,436,000	$6,364		$24,324,000	$6,420		$24,409,000	$6,400
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,299,000	$4,245	66.7%	$15,912,000	$4,200	65.4%	$15,890,000	$4,166	65.1%
Other Salary:	$8,137,000	$2,119	33.3%	$8,412,000	$2,220	34.6%	$8,519,000	$2,234	34.9%
Total Benefit:	$12,011,000	$3,128		$12,008,000	$3,169		$11,630,000	$3,049
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,599,000	$1,979	63.3%	$7,512,000	$1,983	62.6%	$7,498,000	$1,966	64.5%
Other Benefit:	$4,412,000	$1,149	36.7%	$4,496,000	$1,187	37.4%	$4,132,000	$1,083	35.5%

* Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.