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Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

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Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 is located in southwest Illinois. Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 has 91.62 square miles of land area and 0.75 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 population is 8,152. Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 median household income is $41,735 in 2006-2010. Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 median house value is $77,000 in 2006-2010. On average, Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (361 out of 477, bottom 24%) Elementary/Middle School: (631 out of 759, bottom 17%)* Rank: #716
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	8,152 (2010), rank #408
Population Growth	2.13% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	88.25/sq mi, rank #477
Median Household Income:	$41,735 at 2006-2010—1.99% increase since 2005-2009, rank #703
Median House Price:	$77,000 at 2006-2010—3.49% increase since 2005-2009, rank #754
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	91.62 sq mi, rank #277
Water Area:	0.75 sq mi (0.82%), rank #255
State:	Illinois
County:	Macoupin County
City:	Shipman, Benld, Mount Olive, Sawyerville, Litchfield, Gillespie, Carlinville, Mount Clare, East Gillespie, Dorchester, Staunton, Wilsonville, Eagerville
Zip:	62685, 62009, 62069, 62088, 62085, 62056, 62033, 62626, 62093, 62023
Area:	St. Louis, MO-IL

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Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

510 West Elm St

Gillespie IL, 62033, Macoupin County

Phone: 217-839-2464

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,263	1,325	1,324
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	79.22	81.00	77.00
Prekindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	6.00	6.00	5.00
Elementary:	45.22	47.00	30.00
Secondary:	25.00	25.00	39.00
Ungraded:	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	12.00	13.00	17.00
Instructional Aides:	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	1.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	NA	1.00
School Administrators:	4.00	4.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	NA	2.00
Student Support Services:	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	5.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.94	16.36	17.19

Schools

Benld Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	400 Oregon St, Gillespie IL 62033
Gillespie High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	612 Broadway St, Gillespie IL 62033
Gillespie Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	412 Oregon St, Gillespie IL 62033

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.0%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.4%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.7%	87.3%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.5%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.3%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.0%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.3%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.5%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.7%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.7%	74.7%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.0%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.1%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.8%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	87.7%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.0%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.5%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.6%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.6%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.6%	74.7%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	66%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62.2%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76.0%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.8%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.3%	79.4%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.2%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.1%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.5%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.9%	84.0%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.8%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.4%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	76.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.8%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.1%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.4%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.1%	83.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.3%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.5%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.4%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	84.1%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.9%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.8%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.2%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.8%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.3%	84.3%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.0%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.9%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.2%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.7%	78.8%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	75.0%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	80.7%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	91.6%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	87.2%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	77.9%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	78.8%	81.9%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	25.1%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.9%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.9%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.3%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.6%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	86.3%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	39.3%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.6%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	85.0%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33.4%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.4%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.2%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.4%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.7%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.4%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.9%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.5%	51.3%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.0%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.4%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.7%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45.5%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.4%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.3%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	38.4%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.1%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.7%	51.1%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.3%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.8%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.7%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.5%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.4%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.7%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.0%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56.8%	49.2%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$11,252,000	$8,492		$10,562,000	$7,977		$10,162,000	$7,920
Federal:	$2,327,000	$1,756	20.7%	$902,000	$681	8.5%	$815,000	$635	8.0%
State:	$6,193,000	$4,674	55.0%	$6,844,000	$5,169	64.8%	$6,728,000	$5,244	66.2%
Local:	$2,732,000	$2,062	24.3%	$2,816,000	$2,127	26.7%	$2,619,000	$2,041	25.8%
Total Expenditures:	$10,782,000	$8,137		$10,008,000	$7,559		$11,208,000	$8,736
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,061,000	$6,838		$8,735,000	$6,597		$7,963,000	$6,207
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,388,000	$4,066	59.5%	$5,094,000	$3,847	58.3%	$4,806,000	$3,746	60.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$594,000	$448	6.6%	$654,000	$494	7.5%	$582,000	$454	7.3%
Administration:	$1,109,000	$837	12.2%	$993,000	$750	11.4%	$879,000	$685	11.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,970,000	$1,487	21.7%	$1,994,000	$1,506	22.8%	$1,696,000	$1,322	21.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$598,000	$451		$24,000	$18		$1,783,000	$1,390
Construction:	$275,000	$208		$1,000	$1		$1,760,000	$1,372
Total Other:	$45,000	$34		$45,000	$34		$50,000	$39
Interest on Debt:	$212,000	$160		$331,000	$250		$429,000	$334

Total Salary:	$5,580,000	$4,211		$5,383,000	$4,066		$5,098,000	$3,973
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,818,000	$2,882	68.4%	$3,620,000	$2,734	67.2%	$3,444,000	$2,684	67.6%
Other Salary:	$1,762,000	$1,330	31.6%	$1,763,000	$1,332	32.8%	$1,654,000	$1,289	32.4%
Total Benefit:	$6,168,000	$4,655		$1,851,000	$1,398		$1,586,000	$1,236
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,320,000	$996	21.4%	$1,290,000	$974	69.7%	$1,097,000	$855	69.2%
Other Benefit:	$4,848,000	$3,659	78.6%	$561,000	$424	30.3%	$489,000	$381	30.8%

* Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.