McLean County Unit District No. 5 (legally Community Unit School District No. 5, usually shortened to Unit 5) is a unit school district in McLean County, Illinois and a small portion of Woodford County, Illinois.[2]
A public election on 8 May 1948 created the school district. The district covers 11 congressional townships, including all of the communities of Carlock, Hudson, Normal, and Towanda. It also covers parts of Bloomington[2] not in Bloomington Public Schools District 87.
As of 2011, the district has around 13,000 students and 1,850 full- and part-time staff across 17 elementary, 4 junior high, and 2 high school buildings.[2] The two high schools are Normal Community High School and Normal Community West High School.
Schools
Elementary schools
- Benjamin Elementary School
- Brigham Elementary School
- Carlock Elementary School
- Cedar Ridge Elementary School
- Fairview Elementary School
- Fox Creek Elementary School
- Glenn Elementary School
- Grove Elementary School
- Colene Hoose Elementary School
- Hudson Elementary School
- Northpoint Elementary School
- Oakdale Elementary School
- Parkside Elementary School
- Pepper Ridge Elementary School
- Prairieland Elementary School
- Sugar Creek Elementary School
- Towanda Elementary School
Junior high schools
- Chiddix Junior High School
- Evans Junior High School
- Kingsley Junior High School
- Parkside Junior High School
High schools
School Hours
Elementary Schools Regular Daily: 7:45 am to 2:30 pm Late Starts: 8:45 am to 2:30 pm
High Schools Regular Daily: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Late Starts: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Early Release: 8:30 am to 11:30
Junior High Schools Regular Daily: 8:45 am to 3:45 pm Late Starts: 9:45 am to 3:45 pm
References
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Mclean County Usd 5". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Mclean County Unit 5". Normal, Illinois: McLean County Unit District No. 5. Retrieved February 27, 2014.