Unity High School

Unity High School is a modestly sized senior high in Tolono, Illinois, operated by Tolono CUSD 7. The school serves 480 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Across the 4 schools in Tolono CUSD 7 (1,487 students total), Unity High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Unity High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Champaign County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Unity High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.1%; this one delivers 51.6%.

In the broader community, Champaign County reports that median household income runs about $63,683, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Unity High School is one of 66 public schools in Champaign County (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students).

Nearest neighbor: Unity Jr High School, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Unity High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Unity High School has fell 12%, going from 546 students in 2018 to 480 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 93% to 88% over that span.

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