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Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

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Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U is located in northeast Illinois. Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U has 52.67 square miles of land area and 1.44 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U population is 9,343. Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U median household income is $60,674 in 2010-2014. Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U median house value is $164,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (164 out of 476, top 34%) Elementary/Middle School: (236 out of 757, top 31%)* Rank: #313
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	9,343 (2010-2014), rank #367
Population Growth	-9.89% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	172.65/sq mi, rank #409
Median Household Income:	$60,674 at 2010-2014—1.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #333
Median House Price:	$164,900 at 2010-2014—-5.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #302
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	52.67 sq mi, rank #415
Water Area:	1.44 sq mi (2.66%), rank #167
State:	Illinois
County:	Will County, Kankakee County
City:	Wilmington, Braidwood, Braceville, Coal City, Godley, Diamond, Essex
Zip:	60481, 60408, 60407, 60416, 60935
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI;Kankakee-Bradley, IL

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Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

255 Comet Dr

Braidwood IL, 60408, Will County

Phone: 815-458-2307

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,675	1,694	1,743	1,766	1,804	1,876	1,907
English Language Learner Students:	14	0	0	0	0	0	49
Total Teachers:	113.06	NA	110.67	114.56	114.22	118.80	100.20
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	1.00	1.11	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	5.00	4.03	4.00	4.00	3.00
Elementary:	73.69	NA	65.17	68.01	67.87	69.50	33.60
Secondary:	39.37	NA	39.50	41.41	41.35	44.30	62.60
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	68.54	84.84	18.25	21.89	20.11	21.00	33.00
Instructional Aides:	NA	14.05	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.25	0.31	0.00	1.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.24	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.07	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.17	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	NA	1.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	3.00	NA	2.00	1.09	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	4.27	NA	NA	NA	NA	4.00
School Administrators:	7.00	NA	8.00	10.00	9.11	9.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	9.36	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	5.00	5.49	5.00	5.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	54.54	53.92	NA	NA	NA	NA	15.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.82	NA	15.75	15.42	15.79	15.79	19.03

Schools

Reed-Custer High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	249 Comet Dr, Braidwood IL 60408
Reed-Custer Intermediate School	Grade 2 to Grade 5	162 South School St, Braidwood IL 60408
Reed-Custer Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	407 Comet Dr, Braidwood IL 60408
Reed-Custer Primary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	35445 Washington St, Wilmington IL 60481

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.7%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.3%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.3%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.8%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.0%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.8%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	40.6%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.2%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.2%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.0%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.0%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.5%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	45.8%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.9%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.9%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.8%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.3%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.3%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.8%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47.1%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.4%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.2%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.2%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.0%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.7%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.3%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.8%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.0%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.3%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.0%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.3%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.4%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.4%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.3%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.0%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.6%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.0%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.2%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.5%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.4%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.9%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.2%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.3%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.8%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.4%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.2%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.0%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.7%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.9%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.0%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53.7%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.7%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.7%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94.4%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.6%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.8%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.2%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60.8%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.6%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.4%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.2%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.2%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.3%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	73.4%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	83.4%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	91.0%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	89.4%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	95.0%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.4%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	94.4%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.1%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.0%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.0%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.2%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.4%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.0%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.5%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.1%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.3%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.2%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.8%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.1%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.6%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.2%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.1%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.3%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.4%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.6%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.6%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.2%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.2%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.0%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.7%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.5%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.8%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.4%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.0%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.2%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.4%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.3%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.2%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.8%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.0%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.7%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	44.5%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.6%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.2%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.0%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63.5%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55.7%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.2%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.8%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.2%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.9%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.6%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.5%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65.8%	49.4%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$25,686,000	$14,737		$24,544,000	$13,898		$25,178,000	$13,957
Federal:	$729,000	$418	2.8%	$929,000	$526	3.8%	$1,034,000	$573	4.1%
State:	$4,816,000	$2,763	18.7%	$5,095,000	$2,885	20.8%	$4,283,000	$2,374	17.0%
Local:	$20,141,000	$11,555	78.4%	$18,520,000	$10,487	75.5%	$19,861,000	$11,009	78.9%
Total Expenditures:	$25,396,000	$14,570		$24,237,000	$13,724		$23,854,000	$13,223
Total Current Expenditures:	$20,726,000	$11,891		$21,570,000	$12,214		$20,928,000	$11,601
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,874,000	$6,812	57.3%	$13,030,000	$7,378	60.4%	$12,866,000	$7,132	61.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,153,000	$662	5.6%	$1,307,000	$740	6.1%	$1,374,000	$762	6.6%
Administration:	$2,533,000	$1,453	12.2%	$2,306,000	$1,306	10.7%	$2,277,000	$1,262	10.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,166,000	$2,964	24.9%	$4,927,000	$2,790	22.8%	$4,411,000	$2,445	21.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,477,000	$1,421		$665,000	$377		$909,000	$504
Construction:	$1,231,000	$706		$575,000	$326		$744,000	$412
Total Other:	$160,000	$92		$38,000	$22		$93,000	$52
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$11,861,000	$6,805		$12,339,000	$6,987		$12,302,000	$6,819
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,974,000	$4,575	67.2%	$8,564,000	$4,849	69.4%	$8,469,000	$4,695	68.8%
Other Salary:	$3,887,000	$2,230	32.8%	$3,775,000	$2,138	30.6%	$3,833,000	$2,125	31.2%
Total Benefit:	$5,825,000	$3,342		$5,758,000	$3,260		$5,821,000	$3,227
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,887,000	$2,230	66.7%	$3,963,000	$2,244	68.8%	$4,089,000	$2,267	70.2%
Other Benefit:	$1,938,000	$1,112	33.3%	$1,795,000	$1,016	31.2%	$1,732,000	$960	29.8%

* Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.