McLean County Unit District No. 5 | |
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Address | |
1809 West Hovey Avenue , McLean County , Illinois, 61761United States | |
Coordinates | 40°30′09″N89°01′17″W / 40.502434°N 89.021343°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Working together for quality public education |
Grades | K to 12 |
Established | May 8, 1948 |
Superintendent | Mark Daniel |
Asst. superintendent(s) | Sandra Wilson |
Schools | 17 elementary schools 4 junior high schools 2 high schools 1 vocational school |
Budget | $147 million (2014–2015) |
NCES District ID | 1728620 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 13,561 (2014–2015) |
Staff | 1,650 |
Other information | |
Website | www |
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 [update] , 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.
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
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