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Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A

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Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A is located close to the center of Illinois. Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A has 109.89 square miles of land area and 0.01 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A population is 2,649. Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A median household income is $37,537 in 2006-2010. Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A median house value is $58,300 in 2006-2010. On average, Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (280 out of 477, bottom 41%) Elementary/Middle School: (558 out of 759, bottom 26%)* Rank: #599
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	2,649 (2010), rank #689
Population Growth	16.08% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	24.10/sq mi, rank #737
Median Household Income:	$37,537 at 2006-2010—4.63% increase since 2005-2009, rank #794
Median House Price:	$58,300 at 2006-2010—-3.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #853
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	109.89 sq mi, rank #213
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.00%), rank #764
State:	Illinois
County:	Shelby County, Fayette County
City:	Oconee, Herrick, Lakewood, Cowden, Mode, Beecher City, Tower Hill
Zip:	62553, 62431, 62438, 62422, 62444, 62414, 62571
Area:	Effingham, IL

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Phone: 217-783-2126

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	438	474	464
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	38.56	37.50	35.80
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	21.56	23.50	17.00
Secondary:	14.00	11.00	16.80
Ungraded:	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	6.00	6.00	9.60
Instructional Aides:	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	NA	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	NA	0.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	NA	0.00
Student Support Services:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	3.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.36	12.64	12.96

Schools

Cowden Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	301 North Broadway, Cowden IL 62422
Cowden-Herrick High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	Ilroute 128, Cowden IL 62422
Herrick Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	301 North Broadway, Herrick IL 62431

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.6%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.3%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.3%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.8%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	87.3%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.7%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.3%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.6%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.1%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.7%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.7%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	74.7%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.6%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	87.7%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.0%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.0%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.7%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	74.7%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73.6%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61.8%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.4%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	79.4%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.0%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.9%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.9%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.7%	84.0%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.9%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.0%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.0%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.8%	76.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.5%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.0%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.9%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.1%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.4%	83.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.8%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.2%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.2%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.7%	84.1%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.6%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.2%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.3%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	84.3%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.5%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	78.8%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	94.2%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.2%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.5%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	81.9%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.0%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.3%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.4%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.2%	86.3%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.5%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.5%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	85.0%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.2%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.3%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	40%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.2%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.2%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.6%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41.4%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	32.5%	51.3%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.4%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.5%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	44.5%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.3%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.2%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45.0%	51.1%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.4%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.3%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.6%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.0%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.1%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.2%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62.0%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	49.2%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,221,000	$8,905		$4,102,000	$8,841		$4,036,000	$8,237
Federal:	$825,000	$1,741	19.5%	$287,000	$619	7.0%	$400,000	$816	9.9%
State:	$2,430,000	$5,127	57.6%	$2,848,000	$6,138	69.4%	$2,667,000	$5,443	66.1%
Local:	$966,000	$2,038	22.9%	$967,000	$2,084	23.6%	$969,000	$1,978	24.0%
Total Expenditures:	$4,604,000	$9,713		$4,429,000	$9,545		$4,234,000	$8,641
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,268,000	$9,004		$4,035,000	$8,696		$3,741,000	$7,635
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,335,000	$4,926	54.7%	$2,253,000	$4,856	55.8%	$2,042,000	$4,167	54.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$356,000	$751	8.3%	$266,000	$573	6.6%	$282,000	$576	7.5%
Administration:	$648,000	$1,367	15.2%	$579,000	$1,248	14.3%	$559,000	$1,141	14.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$929,000	$1,960	21.8%	$937,000	$2,019	23.2%	$858,000	$1,751	22.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$141,000	$297		$189,000	$407		$363,000	$741
Construction:	$4,000	$8		$46,000	$99		$10,000	$20
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$6,000	$13		$8,000	$17		$9,000	$18

Total Salary:	$2,524,000	$5,325		$2,369,000	$5,106		$2,213,000	$4,516
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,573,000	$3,319	62.3%	$1,489,000	$3,209	62.9%	$1,365,000	$2,786	61.7%
Other Salary:	$951,000	$2,006	37.7%	$880,000	$1,897	37.1%	$848,000	$1,731	38.3%
Total Benefit:	$950,000	$2,004		$865,000	$1,864		$755,000	$1,541
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$616,000	$1,300	64.8%	$581,000	$1,252	67.2%	$489,000	$998	64.8%
Other Benefit:	$334,000	$705	35.2%	$284,000	$612	32.8%	$266,000	$543	35.2%

* Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.