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Morton High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
350 N Illinois Ave
Morton, IL 61550
Phone
(309) 266-7182
District
Morton CUSD 709
County
TAZEWELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1084
Classroom Teachers
71

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.2% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Morton High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
26%
53%
29%
39%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 283 26.1%
Grade 10 264 24.4%
Grade 11 270 24.9%
Grade 12 267 24.6%
Total 1084 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.1% 91.6% 47.6%
Black 1.5% 2.0% 17.2%
Hispanic 4.7% 4.2% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 2.2% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,881 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 399.5 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.4% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.2% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 22.2% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,791 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.1% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 40.8% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.3% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.3% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 18.1% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.0% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.8% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.1% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,740 $28,491,000 59.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $951 $3,099,000 6.5%
Staff $543 $1,771,000 3.7%
General Administration $484 $1,579,000 3.3%
School Administration $686 $2,236,000 4.7%
Operation $1,085 $3,537,000 7.4%
Transportation $394 $1,284,000 2.7%
Other $337 $1,098,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,480 $14,604,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,401 $4,567,000 9.6%
Total Expenditures $14,620 $47,662,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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