📍 1638 County Road 1000 N, Philo, Champaign County, 61864
Unity East is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philo, Champaign County. The school has 232 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jim Carver. It is part of the Tolono CUSD 7 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Unity East enrolls 232 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 3.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 203 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
64 of the school's 232 students (28%) 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 East 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 East 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 232 students, Unity East is smaller than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe