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Unity High School

Mendon, IL · CUSD 4

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant

231st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 62% Improving

453 W Collins St, Mendon, IL 62351

(217)936-2116NCES ID 172559002771Directory 202324

180
Students
2023–24 enrollment
10.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
39%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
28.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Unity High School 231st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 62% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 28th in 2019 to 62th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%62%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Unity High School
56%
IL average
52%
Math
Unity High School
40%
IL average
38%
Science
Unity High School
56%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Unity High School IL average
25%50%75%56%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Unity High School IL average
25%50%75%40%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Unity High School IL average
25%50%75%56%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%56%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%42%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%59%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 180 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White94%
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categories changedWhite 94%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White100.0%93.9% 6.1 pts
Hispanic0.0%3.3% 3.3 pts
Black0.0%1.7% 1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.6% 0.6 pts
American Indian0.0%0.6% 0.6 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $209K in zip 62351 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$52K$104K$155K$207K$186K2009201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Unity High School in?

Unity High School is part of the CUSD 4 district in Mendon, Illinois.

Is Unity High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Unity High School 231st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 62% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Unity High School?

White 94%, Hispanic 3%, Black 2% (180 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Unity High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62351 is $209K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.