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ExploreMcLean County USD 5

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1728620

McLean County USD 5

Normal, IL

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

12,407

+0.1%YoY

Graduation Rate

90.3%

+3.1%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$18,231

-7.9%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

14.4:1

+4.3%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

48.3%

-1.2%vs. State

English Language Learners

18.3%

-1.1%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

7.0%

-47.8%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.4%

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