📍 1035 County Road 600 N, Tolono, Champaign County, 61880
Unity West is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tolono, Champaign County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darin Oconnell. It is part of the Tolono CUSD 7 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Unity West enrolls 423 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 10% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 354 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 423 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Unity West is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 102.
Unity West is one of 4 schools in Tolono CUSD 7, based in Tolono, Illinois. The district serves 1,487 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, Unity West is close to the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe