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Dixon Unit School District 170

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Dixon Unit School District 170 is located in north Illinois. Dixon Unit School District 170 has 114.94 square miles of land area and 2.83 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dixon Unit School District 170 population is 22,133. Dixon Unit School District 170 median household income is $52,823 in 2010-2014. Dixon Unit School District 170 median house value is $105,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Dixon Unit School District 170 is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (222 out of 476, top 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (571 out of 757, bottom 25%)* Rank: #554
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	22,133 (2010-2014), rank #187
Population Growth	1.95% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	187.93/sq mi, rank #403
Median Household Income:	$52,823 at 2010-2014—12.36% increase since 2005-2009, rank #478
Median House Price:	$105,000 at 2010-2014—-0.38% increase since 2005-2009, rank #549
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	114.94 sq mi, rank #200
Water Area:	2.83 sq mi (2.40%), rank #90
State:	Illinois
County:	Ogle County, Lee County
City:	Dixon, Oregon, Lost Nation, Grand Detour, Harmon, Nachusa, Franklin Grove
Zip:	61021, 61061, 61042, 61057, 61031
Area:	Rochelle, IL;Dixon, IL

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Dixon Unit School District 170 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1335 Franklin Grove Rd

Dixon IL, 61021, Lee County

Phone: 815-284-7722

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,783	2,772	2,767	2,844	2,874	2,890	2,929
English Language Learner Students:	36	32	34	20	12	0	19
Total Teachers:	154.00	NA	160.68	163.10	176.98	179.80	157.40
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	2.00	0.00	2.06	3.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	10.00	0.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Elementary:	105.00	NA	101.12	114.86	113.36	114.30	57.40
Secondary:	46.00	NA	47.56	48.24	51.56	52.50	88.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	15.00	22.00	20.00	23.83	23.00	25.00	51.00
Instructional Aides:	NA	20.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	1.00	1.25	0.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	1.00	6.00	6.02	6.00	6.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	0.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.02	1.00	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	2.00	NA	2.00	3.27	3.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	3.00
School Administrators:	8.00	NA	8.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	1.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	2.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	2.00	3.29	3.00	4.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	28.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.07	NA	17.22	17.44	16.24	16.07	18.61

Schools

Dixon High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	300 Lincoln Statue Dr, Dixon IL 61021
Jefferson Elementary School	Grade 4 to Grade 5	800 4th Ave, Dixon IL 61021
Lincoln Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 3	501 South Lincoln Ave, Dixon IL 61021
Reagan Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	620 Division St, Dixon IL 61021
Washington Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 1	703 East Morgan St, Dixon IL 61021

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.3%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.4%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.0%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53.7%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.0%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.3%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.5%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.9%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.0%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.3%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.6%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.7%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.1%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.5%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.6%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.6%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.2%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.2%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73.4%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.2%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.3%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.6%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.0%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.3%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.0%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.2%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.0%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.3%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.4%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.0%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.8%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.4%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.6%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.4%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.9%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.8%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.6%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.0%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.1%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.9%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.1%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.8%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.4%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.7%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.8%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.7%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.1%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	46.2%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.1%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.9%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.8%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	77.0%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	81.2%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	87.2%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.5%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	83.8%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.1%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.4%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.0%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.4%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.0%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.8%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.0%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.0%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.8%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.5%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.8%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.3%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.9%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.1%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.9%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.2%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.1%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.5%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.2%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.5%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.4%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.7%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.5%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.4%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.2%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.0%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.7%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58.6%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.9%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55.1%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.2%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.0%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.3%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.7%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56.2%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55.5%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	49.4%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$30,037,000	$10,855		$31,795,000	$11,180		$29,332,000	$10,206
Federal:	$1,303,000	$471	4.3%	$2,142,000	$753	6.7%	$3,476,000	$1,209	11.9%
State:	$9,723,000	$3,514	32.4%	$10,668,000	$3,751	33.6%	$10,515,000	$3,659	35.8%
Local:	$19,011,000	$6,871	63.3%	$18,985,000	$6,675	59.7%	$15,341,000	$5,338	52.3%
Total Expenditures:	$29,713,000	$10,738		$29,950,000	$10,531		$31,036,000	$10,799
Total Current Expenditures:	$26,933,000	$9,734		$27,372,000	$9,624		$28,430,000	$9,892
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,487,000	$6,320	64.9%	$18,182,000	$6,393	66.4%	$18,905,000	$6,578	66.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,527,000	$552	5.7%	$1,458,000	$513	5.3%	$1,938,000	$674	6.8%
Administration:	$3,266,000	$1,180	12.1%	$3,247,000	$1,142	11.9%	$3,197,000	$1,112	11.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,653,000	$1,682	17.3%	$4,485,000	$1,577	16.4%	$4,390,000	$1,527	15.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$918,000	$332		$1,266,000	$445		$1,236,000	$430
Construction:	$890,000	$322		$999,000	$351		$943,000	$328
Total Other:	$44,000	$16		$37,000	$13		$40,000	$14
Interest on Debt:	$181,000	$65		$209,000	$73		$269,000	$94

Total Salary:	$13,569,000	$4,904		$13,661,000	$4,803		$15,245,000	$5,304
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$10,310,000	$3,726	76.0%	$10,299,000	$3,621	75.4%	$11,680,000	$4,064	76.6%
Other Salary:	$3,259,000	$1,178	24.0%	$3,362,000	$1,182	24.6%	$3,565,000	$1,240	23.4%
Total Benefit:	$8,716,000	$3,150		$8,688,000	$3,055		$8,383,000	$2,917
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,550,000	$2,367	75.1%	$6,732,000	$2,367	77.5%	$6,485,000	$2,256	77.4%
Other Benefit:	$2,166,000	$783	24.9%	$1,956,000	$688	22.5%	$1,898,000	$660	22.6%

* Dixon Unit School District 170 was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.