Unity Elem School

Unity Elem School operates as an one-room-style elementary-level community in Brookport, Illinois, run under Massac UD 1. Current enrollment sits at 128 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 66% below the state mean of about 381.

Within Massac UD 1, which oversees 7 schools and 1,826 students, Unity Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Unity Elem School lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Massac County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Massac County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, Unity Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.8%; actual is 59.5%, +18.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Massac County put median household income runs about $65,116, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Massac County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,026 students), Unity Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brookport Elementary School, around 2.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Unity Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.