Total enrollment
12,407
-129 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in McLean County USD 5
Illinois · 12,407 students · 5 cities
Looking at the McLean County USD 5 system: 26 public K-12 schools serving approximately 12,407 students inside Illinois, averaging 477 per school.
4-year change in McLean County USD 5
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How McLean County USD 5 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #137 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,407 | #15 of 508 | #706 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #10 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #391 of 506 | #4,965 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 37.8% | #330 of 456 | #5,782 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #52 of 341 | #906 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside McLean County USD 5
State test results across the district's 22 scored schools run from Towanda Elementary School at 74.5% proficient to Cedar Ridge Elementary School at 19.8%, a gap of 54.6 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 24 district schools that reported both years went from 13,264 to 12,407 students (down 6%) and from 817 to 857 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About McLean County USD 5
McLean County USD 5 is a sparse Illinois school district running 26 schools with combined enrollment near 12,407.
For a sense of the school types, McLean County USD 5 is built around 17 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in McLean County USD 5 has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,536 students to 12,407. The school count fell from 25 to 24 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for McLean County USD 5 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.