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Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

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Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 is located in southwest Illinois. Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 has 173.08 square miles of land area and 0.69 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 population is 8,981. Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 median household income is $62,170 in 2010-2014. Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 median house value is $120,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (245 out of 476, bottom 49%) Elementary/Middle School: (345 out of 757, top 46%)* Rank: #434
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	8,981 (2010-2014), rank #375
Population Growth	-9.27% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	51.68/sq mi, rank #571
Median Household Income:	$62,170 at 2010-2014—11.87% increase since 2005-2009, rank #310
Median House Price:	$120,700 at 2010-2014—19.27% increase since 2005-2009, rank #452
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	173.08 sq mi, rank #112
Water Area:	0.69 sq mi (0.40%), rank #264
State:	Illinois
County:	Macoupin County, Jersey County
City:	Piasa, Shipman, Medora, Royal Lakes Village, Chesterfield, Bunker Hill, Alton, Brighton, Jerseyville, Kane, Godfrey, Fidelity
Zip:	62079, 62685, 62063, 62630, 62014, 62002, 62012, 62052, 62054, 62035, 62030
Area:	St. Louis, MO-IL

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Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

305 North Maple St

Brighton IL, 62012, Macoupin County

Phone: 618-372-3813

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,619	1,602	1,663	1,712	1,695	1,783	1,811
English Language Learner Students:	4	3	7	6	6	0	6
Total Teachers:	95.61	NA	97.67	93.63	106.87	110.70	101.60
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	2.00	0.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	4.67	0.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary:	61.60	NA	60.00	64.08	66.20	68.20	45.10
Secondary:	32.01	NA	31.00	29.55	31.67	33.50	46.50
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	42.40	72.45	13.82	14.59	19.16	21.50	34.50
Instructional Aides:	NA	9.37	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.70	1.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.02	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.02	2.00	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	2.00	NA	1.00	0.00	1.73	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	1.75	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
School Administrators:	3.30	NA	4.00	4.00	6.00	7.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	8.20	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	6.82	8.57	8.43	8.80	9.00
Other Support Services:	35.10	52.13	NA	NA	NA	NA	13.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.93	NA	17.03	18.28	15.86	16.11	17.82

Schools

Brighton North Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	201 East City Limit Rd, Brighton IL 62012
Brighton West	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	305 North Maple St, Brighton IL 62012
Brighton West Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	305 North Maple St, Brighton IL 62012
Medora Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	124 North Elm St, Medora IL 62063
Shipman Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	211 Dora Reno White St, Shipman IL 62685
Southwestern High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8226 Route 111, Piasa IL 62079
Southwestern Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	8226 Route 111, Piasa IL 62079

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.2%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.0%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.2%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.8%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.9%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53.7%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.9%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.2%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.0%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.3%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.9%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.5%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.7%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55.3%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.2%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.0%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.4%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.7%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.5%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.8%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.3%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.0%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.3%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.4%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.3%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.0%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50.8%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.5%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.0%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.9%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.0%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.1%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.3%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.2%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.0%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.3%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.3%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.7%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.0%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.2%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.0%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.1%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.6%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.2%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.0%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.1%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.3%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.0%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94.7%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.2%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	51.3%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.9%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.6%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.4%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.0%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.6%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.1%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	88.1%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	87.0%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.0%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	87.1%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	95.5%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	93.3%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	87.6%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	42.9%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.9%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.0%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.7%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.6%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.9%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.3%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.1%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.5%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.6%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.4%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.1%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.5%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.0%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.2%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.6%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.0%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.0%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.6%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.6%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.5%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.1%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.4%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.0%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.4%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.4%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.4%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.3%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.3%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.7%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53.3%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.5%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.8%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.7%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.0%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.7%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.8%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	51.2%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.5%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.5%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.0%	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:	$16,726,000	$10,058		$17,976,000	$10,500		$17,327,000	$10,222
Federal:	$1,195,000	$719	7.1%	$1,588,000	$928	8.8%	$3,065,000	$1,808	17.7%
State:	$9,410,000	$5,658	56.3%	$10,265,000	$5,996	57.1%	$9,068,000	$5,350	52.3%
Local:	$6,121,000	$3,681	36.6%	$6,123,000	$3,577	34.1%	$5,194,000	$3,064	30.0%
Total Expenditures:	$16,014,000	$9,630		$14,808,000	$8,650		$19,576,000	$11,549
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,572,000	$8,762		$13,507,000	$7,890		$15,350,000	$9,056
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,561,000	$5,148	58.7%	$7,870,000	$4,597	58.3%	$8,793,000	$5,188	57.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$747,000	$449	5.1%	$829,000	$484	6.1%	$1,078,000	$636	7.0%
Administration:	$2,601,000	$1,564	17.8%	$2,145,000	$1,253	15.9%	$2,483,000	$1,465	16.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,663,000	$1,601	18.3%	$2,663,000	$1,555	19.7%	$2,996,000	$1,768	19.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$212,000	$127		$166,000	$97		$2,779,000	$1,640
Construction:	$115,000	$69		$139,000	$81		$2,593,000	$1,530
Total Other:	$13,000	$8		$10,000	$6		$12,000	$7
Interest on Debt:	$745,000	$448		$638,000	$373		$736,000	$434

Total Salary:	$8,308,000	$4,996		$8,155,000	$4,763		$9,506,000	$5,608
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,618,000	$3,378	67.6%	$5,344,000	$3,121	65.5%	$6,067,000	$3,579	63.8%
Other Salary:	$2,690,000	$1,618	32.4%	$2,811,000	$1,642	34.5%	$3,439,000	$2,029	36.2%
Total Benefit:	$4,079,000	$2,453		$3,543,000	$2,070		$4,199,000	$2,477
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,608,000	$1,568	63.9%	$2,328,000	$1,360	65.7%	$2,726,000	$1,608	64.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,471,000	$885	36.1%	$1,215,000	$710	34.3%	$1,473,000	$869	35.1%

* Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.