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Morton, IL
Public School Ratings




Morton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Morton Cusd 709 School District details

Morton Cusd 709 School District
1050 S 4th Ave Ste 200
Morton, IL 61550

3,260 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Morton Cusd 709 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.3% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
57%
33%
66%
39%
49%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Grundy Elem School
1100 S 4th Ave
Morton, IL, 61550
PK-06
Jefferson Elem School
220 E Jefferson St
Morton, IL, 61550
PK-06
Lettie Brown Elementary School
2550 N Morton Ave
Morton, IL, 61550
KG-06
Lincoln Elem School
100 S Nebraska Ave
Morton, IL, 61550
PK-06
Morton Academy School
260 E Queenwood Rd
Morton, IL, 61550
KG-12
Morton High School
350 N Illinois Ave
Morton, IL, 61550
09-12
Morton Jr High School
225 E Jackson St
Morton, IL, 61550
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.6% 47.6%
Black 2.0% 17.2%
Hispanic 4.2% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational 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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