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Demographics - Education Education K-12 Yorkville CUSD #115 The Yorkville Community Unit School District #115 covers 85 square miles in Kendall and Kane Counties in Illinois. The District serves students from the cities of Yorkville, Montgomery, Bristol, Oswego and Plano. The 5,000+ students in grades PreK-12 attend school in a clean and safe educational environment. District #115 offers a unique combination of formal education within a personalized environment and ensures that curriculum and technology are continuously upgraded to meet the needs of the students. The district office is located at 602A Center Parkway, Yorkville. For more information call 630.553.4382 or visit their web site at www.yorkville.k12.il.us. Thanks to a very supportive community two referenda, passed in 2002, and two more referenda passed in 2006 allowed the District to add additional staff, more programs, and open a 33,000 sq. ft. addition to the high school, a new Intermediate School for 750 students in grades 4-6 which opened in the fall of 2004, an addition of five classrooms to Bristol Grade School housing students in grades K-3 opening in 2005, and thanks to a joint agreement with the developers of Grande Reserve, a new Elementary School was built at no cost to the taxpayers, which opened in August 2006. In the fall of 2007 District 115 opened another new elementary school for 650 pre-k-6 students at Bristol Bay, also constructed through an agreement with the developers who put $6 million towards that effort. Additionally in 2009 another pre-K-6 grade elementary school at the Autumn Creek subdivision opened to stay ahead of a growing student body and keep the student/teacher ratio low. The Yorkville High School Academy was also opened in the fall of 2008 and houses the entire freshman class in the original high school building that has been reconstructed to meet the needs of the new advanced freshman high school curriculum. Yorkville Grade School and Circle Center Grade School were both completely renovated with new paint, air conditioning, new lighting, and flooring in 2007. Passage of the building fund referendum in 2006 also allowed the District to build a new middle school for 1,000 students in grades 7 and 8 in the Raintree subdivision located south of town, opening in in the fall of 2008, enrollment exceeded 800 students. The school district is committed to preparing students to live and work in a technological society. In this information age, basic skills are extended to include the ability to solve problems, think critically, and communicate effectively. All the buildings are modernized and climate controlled. Every District building has tremendous technological access. The district's administration has aligned the curriculum to emphasize diversified learning and is proud of the innovative approaches of the staff. By focusing on the curriculum, learning environment and staff development, District #115 guarantees that a student's educational goals are met in a quality learning environment. The Board of Education, comprised of seven elected members from the community represents the interests of the citizens of the school system. The District Superintendent oversees the District budget as well as all the employees of the school system which includes: a Director of Finance, an Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, an Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources; a Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Maintenance, eight principals, three assistant principals, one associate principal, three dean of students, two and one half athletic directors, and close to 500 certified teachers and non-certified staff members. Current CUSD #115 School Roster and Phone Numbers
School District #115 Finances The following information is from the 2009 School Report Card data: Total Tax Rate Per Pupil-4.45 Instructional Expense Per Pupil-$4,477 Operational Expense Per Pupil-$ 8,086 Average Teacher Experience-7.6 yrs. Percentage of Teachers with a Bachelors Degree-70.8% Percentage of Teachers with a Masters Degree-29.2% Pupil Teacher Ratio (Elementary)-16.8:1 Pupil Teacher Ratio (Secondary)-17.6:1 Pupil Administrative Ratio- 219.7:1 Budget Expenses: Instruction-25.2%, General Administration-0.9 % Average Teacher Salary: $46,499 Average Administrative Salary: $96,875 Private Education
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