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Arthur Community Unit School District 305

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Arthur Community Unit School District 305 is located close to the center of Illinois. Arthur Community Unit School District 305 has 86.63 square miles of land area and 0.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Arthur Community Unit School District 305 population is 7,681. Arthur Community Unit School District 305 median household income is $47,532 in 2010-2014. Arthur Community Unit School District 305 median house value is $99,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Arthur Community Unit School District 305 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (170 out of 476, top 36%) Elementary/Middle School: (219 out of 757, top 29%)* Rank: #309
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	7,681 (2010-2014), rank #431
Population Growth	49.70% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	88.65/sq mi, rank #477
Median Household Income:	$47,532 at 2010-2014—-0.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #620
Median House Price:	$99,400 at 2010-2014—-1.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #581
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	86.63 sq mi, rank #298
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.02%), rank #732
State:	Illinois
County:	Moultrie County, Douglas County, Coles County
City:	Arthur, Sullivan, Lovington, Arcola, Tuscola, Humboldt
Zip:	61911, 61951, 61937, 61910, 61953, 61931
Area:	Charleston-Mattoon, IL

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Arthur Community Unit School District 305 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

301 East Columbia St

Arthur IL, 61911, Douglas County

Phone: 217-543-2511

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	787	858	523	525	467	471	518
English Language Learner Students:	4	3	1	2	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	68.80	NA	45.80	46.47	45.80	44.80	41.80
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	2.00	2.22	2.00	2.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	2.00	1.01	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	46.80	NA	23.80	24.98	17.80	23.80	15.80
Secondary:	21.00	NA	18.00	18.26	24.00	17.00	24.00
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	7.00	47.68	7.00	7.45	7.00	7.00	10.10
Instructional Aides:	NA	12.62	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	1.00	1.25	1.00	1.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.02	1.00	1.00	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.02	1.00	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	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:	1.00	NA	1.00	1.09	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	1.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
School Administrators:	3.00	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	8.02	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	1.00	1.09	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	0.00	26.04	NA	NA	NA	NA	4.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.44	NA	11.42	11.30	10.20	10.51	12.39

Schools

Arthur Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	126 East Lincoln St, Arthur IL 61911
Arthur Jr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	301 East Columbia St, Arthur IL 61911
Arthur-Lovington High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	301 East Columbia St, Arthur IL 61911
Lovington Grade School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	330 South High St, Lovington IL 61937

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.9%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.9%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.1%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.1%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.3%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.3%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.3%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100.0%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.8%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.7%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.2%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.0%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.6%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.0%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.2%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100.0%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.1%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100.0%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55.3%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.4%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.0%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.2%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.6%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.6%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73.0%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97.5%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97.3%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	100.0%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	100.0%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94.3%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	97.3%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.1%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.3%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.8%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.5%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.0%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.4%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.2%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	100.0%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	94.1%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.3%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.0%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.0%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.1%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.8%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.8%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.2%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	52.3%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.5%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.7%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	97.5%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.7%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.0%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.3%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.4%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	80%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	89.7%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.5%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	95.0%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	100.0%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	97.5%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	100.0%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.0%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.0%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.2%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.3%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.4%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.5%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.6%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.5%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.0%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.0%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.0%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100.0%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.3%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53.5%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.5%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	75.0%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.4%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.6%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.2%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.1%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.2%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.6%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.0%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.8%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.6%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.5%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.0%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.0%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.9%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.1%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.7%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.3%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60.0%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.1%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.5%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53.4%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	57.1%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.0%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58.6%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.6%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58.6%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.2%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.1%	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:	$5,251,000	$10,040		$5,495,000	$10,467		$5,354,000	$11,465
Federal:	$265,000	$507	5.0%	$557,000	$1,061	10.1%	$614,000	$1,315	11.5%
State:	$1,325,000	$2,533	25.2%	$1,454,000	$2,770	26.5%	$1,726,000	$3,696	32.2%
Local:	$3,661,000	$7,000	69.7%	$3,484,000	$6,636	63.4%	$3,014,000	$6,454	56.3%
Total Expenditures:	$6,175,000	$11,807		$5,932,000	$11,299		$5,746,000	$12,304
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,752,000	$10,998		$5,601,000	$10,669		$5,454,000	$11,679
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,607,000	$6,897	62.7%	$3,531,000	$6,726	63.0%	$3,409,000	$7,300	62.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$312,000	$597	5.4%	$293,000	$558	5.2%	$319,000	$683	5.8%
Administration:	$750,000	$1,434	13.0%	$727,000	$1,385	13.0%	$724,000	$1,550	13.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,083,000	$2,071	18.8%	$1,050,000	$2,000	18.7%	$1,002,000	$2,146	18.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$96,000	$184		$65,000	$124		$139,000	$298
Construction:	$23,000	$44		$21,000	$40		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$3,526,000	$6,742		$3,444,000	$6,560		$3,301,000	$7,069
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,636,000	$5,040	74.8%	$2,584,000	$4,922	75.0%	$2,455,000	$5,257	74.4%
Other Salary:	$890,000	$1,702	25.2%	$860,000	$1,638	25.0%	$846,000	$1,812	25.6%
Total Benefit:	$1,362,000	$2,604		$1,295,000	$2,467		$1,254,000	$2,685
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$902,000	$1,725	66.2%	$883,000	$1,682	68.2%	$859,000	$1,839	68.5%
Other Benefit:	$460,000	$880	33.8%	$412,000	$785	31.8%	$395,000	$846	31.5%

* Arthur Community Unit School District 305 was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.