Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Meridian Community Unit School District 15 is located close to the center of Illinois. Meridian Community Unit School District 15 has 137.05 square miles of land area and 0.06 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Meridian Community Unit School District 15 population is 6,569. Meridian Community Unit School District 15 median household income is $58,139 in 2010-2014. Meridian Community Unit School District 15 median house value is $96,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Meridian Community Unit School District 15 is better than the state average in quality.
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Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 1,097 | 1,109 | 1,126 | 1,063 | 1,074 | 1,077 | 1,070 |
English Language Learner Students: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total Teachers: | 63.00 | NA | 63.57 | 62.12 | 63.80 | 66.30 | 65.80 |
Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 2.00 | 1.11 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 4.00 | 3.03 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Elementary: | 39.00 | NA | 38.57 | 38.71 | 36.50 | 40.50 | 24.00 |
Secondary: | 22.00 | NA | 19.00 | 19.27 | 21.30 | 19.80 | 35.80 |
Ungraded: | NA | 0.00 | NA | NA | 0.00 | NA | NA |
Total Other Staff: | 31.00 | 23.52 | 8.00 | 6.75 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
Instructional Aides: | NA | 3.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 1.00 | NA | 1.00 | 0.66 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 1.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
District Administrators: | 1.00 | NA | 1.00 | 1.09 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
District Administrative Support: | NA | 1.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 |
School Administrators: | 4.00 | NA | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
School Administrative Support: | NA | 6.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 |
Student Support Services: | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
Other Support Services: | 23.00 | 13.51 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.41 | NA | 17.71 | 17.11 | 16.83 | 16.24 | 16.26 |
Schools
Meridian High School | ![]() | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 728 South Wall St, Macon IL 62544 |
Meridian Intermediate School | ![]() | Grade 3 to Grade 5 | 100 Lincoln St, Blue Mound IL 62513 |
Meridian Middle School | ![]() | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 509 South Lewis St, Blue Mound IL 62513 |
Meridian Primary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 2 | 245 South Towson, Macon IL 62544 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
ISAT Test | |||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 58.5% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 73.7% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 74.4% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.0% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 53.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 54.4% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 54.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 58.9% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 63.7% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 67.1% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 72.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 59.8% |
PSAE Test | |||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 53.3% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 53.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 52.8% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 53.7% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 52.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 53.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 51.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 52.7% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 51.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 51.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 51.8% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 56.4% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 56.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 59.5% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 58.4% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 54.0% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 53.3% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.0% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 51.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 50.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 54.8% |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.3% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 52.9% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.5% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 50.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 51.0% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 51.2% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 50.5% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 52.4% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 49.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 51.7% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 49.4% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $10,138,000 | $9,004 | $10,354,000 | $9,740 | $9,382,000 | $8,736 | |||
Federal: | $316,000 | $281 | 3.1% | $649,000 | $611 | 6.3% | $1,217,000 | $1,133 | 13.0% |
State: | $4,832,000 | $4,291 | 47.7% | $5,212,000 | $4,903 | 50.3% | $4,357,000 | $4,057 | 46.4% |
Local: | $4,990,000 | $4,432 | 49.2% | $4,493,000 | $4,227 | 43.4% | $3,808,000 | $3,546 | 40.6% |
Total Expenditures: | $12,231,000 | $10,862 | $9,573,000 | $9,006 | $9,645,000 | $8,980 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $9,074,000 | $8,059 | $8,650,000 | $8,137 | $8,741,000 | $8,139 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $5,508,000 | $4,892 | 60.7% | $5,101,000 | $4,799 | 59.0% | $5,231,000 | $4,871 | 59.8% |
Student and Staff Support: | $324,000 | $288 | 3.6% | $355,000 | $334 | 4.1% | $430,000 | $400 | 4.9% |
Administration: | $1,190,000 | $1,057 | 13.1% | $1,178,000 | $1,108 | 13.6% | $1,113,000 | $1,036 | 12.7% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $2,052,000 | $1,822 | 22.6% | $2,016,000 | $1,897 | 23.3% | $1,967,000 | $1,831 | 22.5% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $2,198,000 | $1,952 | $188,000 | $177 | $165,000 | $154 | |||
Construction: | $2,161,000 | $1,919 | $45,000 | $42 | $4,000 | $4 | |||
Total Other: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $3,000 | $3 | $9,000 | $8 | $14,000 | $13 | |||
Total Salary: | $4,622,000 | $4,105 | $4,477,000 | $4,212 | $4,695,000 | $4,372 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $3,471,000 | $3,083 | 75.1% | $3,343,000 | $3,145 | 74.7% | $3,421,000 | $3,185 | 72.9% |
Other Salary: | $1,151,000 | $1,022 | 24.9% | $1,134,000 | $1,067 | 25.3% | $1,274,000 | $1,186 | 27.1% |
Total Benefit: | $2,289,000 | $2,033 | $2,139,000 | $2,012 | $2,065,000 | $1,923 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $1,665,000 | $1,479 | 72.7% | $1,528,000 | $1,437 | 71.4% | $1,473,000 | $1,372 | 71.3% |
Other Benefit: | $624,000 | $554 | 27.3% | $611,000 | $575 | 28.6% | $592,000 | $551 | 28.7% |
* Meridian Community Unit School District 15 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.