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Unity High School

Tolono, IL · Tolono CUSD 7

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

136th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 77% Improving

1127 County Road 800 N, Tolono, IL 61880

(217)485-6230NCES ID 173912003973Directory 202324

526
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
24%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
26.2%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Unity High School 136th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 77% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 55th in 2019 to 78th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%78%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Unity High School
61%
IL average
52%
Math
Unity High School
52%
IL average
38%
Science
Unity High School
56%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Unity High School IL average
25%50%75%61%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Unity High School IL average
25%50%75%52%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%63%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%54%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%58%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 526 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White89%
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categories changedWhite 89%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White93.0%89.0% 4.0 pts
Two or more races3.1%4.2% 1.1 pts
Hispanic2.0%3.6% 1.6 pts
Black0.9%2.5% 1.6 pts
Asian1.1%0.8% 0.3 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 $250K in zip 61880 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2002

$61K$122K$184K$245K$233K200220052010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Unity High School in?

Unity High School is part of the Tolono CUSD 7 district in Tolono, Illinois.

Is Unity High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Unity High School 136th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 77% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Unity High School?

White 89%, Two or more races 4%, Hispanic 4%, Black 3% (526 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Unity High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61880 is $250K 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.