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Sterling Community Unit District 5

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Sterling Community Unit District 5 is located in north Illinois. Sterling Community Unit District 5 has 118.06 square miles of land area and 2.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Sterling Community Unit District 5 population is 22,066. Sterling Community Unit District 5 median household income is $44,125 in 2006-2010. Sterling Community Unit District 5 median house value is $98,300 in 2006-2010. On average, Sterling Community Unit District 5 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (207 out of 477, top 43%) Elementary/Middle School: (394 out of 759, bottom 48%)* Rank: #444
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	22,066 (2010), rank #185
Population Growth	1.54% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	183.76/sq mi, rank #406
Median Household Income:	$44,125 at 2006-2010—3.97% increase since 2005-2009, rank #650
Median House Price:	$98,300 at 2006-2010—1.65% increase since 2005-2009, rank #576
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	118.06 sq mi, rank #193
Water Area:	2.02 sq mi (1.69%), rank #131
State:	Illinois
County:	Whiteside County, Lee County
City:	Sterling, Polo, Galt, Morrison, Como, Chadwick, Coleta, Dixon
Zip:	61081, 61064, 61037, 61270, 61014, 61021
Area:	Sterling, IL;Dixon, IL

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Sterling Community Unit District 5 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

410 East Le Fevre Rd

Sterling IL, 61081, Whiteside County

Phone: 815-626-5050

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,604	3,554	3,447
English Language Learner Students:	207	129	114
Total Teachers:	218.05	215.40	177.10
Prekindergarten:	5.00	5.00	4.00
Kindergarten:	13.33	13.30	13.00
Elementary:	138.06	133.50	69.00
Secondary:	61.66	63.60	91.10
Ungraded:	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	31.35	32.10	61.20
Instructional Aides:	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	10.75	11.00	4.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	8.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.75	3.00	2.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	3.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	NA	2.00
School Administrators:	10.00	11.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	NA	3.00
Student Support Services:	4.60	5.10	5.60
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	35.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.53	16.50	19.46

Schools

Challand Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1700 6th Ave, Sterling IL 61081
Franklin Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	1510 East 25th St, Sterling IL 61081
Jefferson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	806 East Le Fevre Rd, Sterling IL 61081
Lincoln Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	1501 East 6th St, Sterling IL 61081
Sterling High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1608 4th Ave, Sterling IL 61081
Wallace Early Childhood Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	506 West 4th St, Sterling IL 61081
Washington Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	815 West Le Fevre Rd, Sterling IL 61081

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.8%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.3%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.2%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.0%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.7%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	87.3%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.4%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.2%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.9%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.8%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	74.7%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.1%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.0%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.7%	87.7%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.6%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.4%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.3%	74.7%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.7%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.2%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.6%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	79.4%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.6%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	84.0%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.0%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.6%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	76.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.8%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.0%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.2%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.0%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.5%	83.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.1%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.4%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.7%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.0%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.3%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.8%	84.1%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.6%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.1%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.9%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.0%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.3%	84.3%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.0%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.8%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.8%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.7%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.3%	78.8%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	75.4%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84.9%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.8%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.9%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.8%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	83.5%	81.9%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.6%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.6%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.0%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.4%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	86.3%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.3%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.5%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.0%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.8%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.1%	85.0%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.1%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.7%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.2%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.5%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.4%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.3%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	51.3%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.0%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.1%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.0%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.2%	51.1%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.7%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.8%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.5%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53.3%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.2%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.9%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.9%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.5%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44.2%	49.2%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$35,667,000	$10,036		$34,745,000	$10,080		$32,412,000	$9,641
Federal:	$5,052,000	$1,421	14.2%	$2,125,000	$616	6.1%	$1,955,000	$581	6.0%
State:	$12,841,000	$3,613	36.0%	$13,244,000	$3,842	38.1%	$12,065,000	$3,589	37.2%
Local:	$17,774,000	$5,001	49.8%	$19,376,000	$5,621	55.8%	$18,392,000	$5,471	56.7%
Total Expenditures:	$34,007,000	$9,569		$31,810,000	$9,228		$30,773,000	$9,153
Total Current Expenditures:	$30,222,000	$8,504		$28,794,000	$8,353		$27,922,000	$8,305
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,451,000	$5,473	64.4%	$18,755,000	$5,441	65.1%	$18,165,000	$5,403	65.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,039,000	$574	6.7%	$1,582,000	$459	5.5%	$1,548,000	$460	5.5%
Administration:	$3,233,000	$910	10.7%	$2,946,000	$855	10.2%	$2,984,000	$888	10.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,499,000	$1,547	18.2%	$5,511,000	$1,599	19.1%	$5,225,000	$1,554	18.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,951,000	$549		$1,568,000	$455		$865,000	$257
Construction:	$1,266,000	$356		$1,192,000	$346		$263,000	$78
Total Other:	$51,000	$14		$57,000	$17		$103,000	$31
Interest on Debt:	$616,000	$173		$713,000	$207		$798,000	$237

Total Salary:	$16,765,000	$4,717		$15,922,000	$4,619		$15,894,000	$4,728
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,963,000	$3,647	77.3%	$12,386,000	$3,593	77.8%	$12,293,000	$3,656	77.3%
Other Salary:	$3,802,000	$1,070	22.7%	$3,536,000	$1,026	22.2%	$3,601,000	$1,071	22.7%
Total Benefit:	$7,205,000	$2,027		$6,640,000	$1,926		$6,142,000	$1,827
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,492,000	$1,545	76.2%	$5,030,000	$1,459	75.8%	$4,635,000	$1,379	75.5%
Other Benefit:	$1,713,000	$482	23.8%	$1,610,000	$467	24.2%	$1,507,000	$448	24.5%

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