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McLean County USD 5

McLean County USD 5 in Illinois: 26 public schools with 12,407 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,899 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 26; 1 charter
Students: 12,407
Students per teacher: 14.4; IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $16,899; IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 864
Counselors (FTE): 19.0
Students per counselor: 653; IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 15.4; Librarians (FTE): 16.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$11.1K15

$11.3K16

$12.7K17

$13.1K18

$14.0K19

$15.2K20

$16.3K21

$14.5K22

$16.6K23

$16.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.8% · $17M
State: 33% · $84.5M
Local: 60% · $150.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,339
Support services: $5,947
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $9.2M
Long-term debt: $89.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 16Middle schools: 4High schools: 5

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Brigham Elementary	Pre-K	313	17.4	Bloomington
Benjamin Elem School	K–5	607	18.1	Bloomington
Carlock Elem School	K–5	111	13.3	Carlock
Cedar Ridge Elem School	K–5	418	12.3	Bloomington
Colene Hoose Elem School	K–5	413	11.0	Normal
Fairview Elem School	K–5	280	17.1	Normal
Fox Creek Elementary School	K–5	292	13.2	Bloomington
Glenn Elem School	K–5	272	16.5	Normal
Grove Elementary School	K–5	519	17.6	Normal
Hudson Elem School	K–5	216	13.4	Hudson
Northpoint Elementary School	K–5	472	15.1	Bloomington
Oakdale Elem School	K–5	386	13.9	Normal
Parkside Elementary School	Pre-K–5	322	14.0	Normal
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	K–5	287	11.2	Bloomington
Prairieland Elementary School	K–5	450	15.4	Normal
Sugar Creek Elem School	Pre-K–5	468	18.5	Normal
Towanda Elem School	K–5	193	14.5	Towanda
Chiddix Jr High School	6–8	597	12.9	Normal
Evans Junior High School	6–8	778	14.1	Bloomington
Kingsley Jr High School	6–8	730	14.0	Normal
Parkside Jr High School	6–8	598	11.9	Normal
Eugene Field School	12	0	—	Normal
McClean Co Detention CenterAlternative	6–12	0	—	Normal
Normal Community High School	9–12	2,079	15.2	Normal
Normal Community West High School	9–12	1,590	15.1	Normal
YBMC Charter SchCharter	11–12	16	4.0	Normal

Sources

Address: 1809 Hovey Ave, Normal, IL 61761
Phone: (309)557-4400

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).