McLean County Unit District No. 5
| McLean County Unit District No. 5 | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1809 West Hovey Avenue
, McLean County, Illinois, 61761United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°30′09″N 89°01′17″W / 40.502434°N 89.021343°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Working together for quality public education |
| Grades | K to 12 |
| Established | May 8, 1948 |
| Superintendent | Mark Daniel |
| Asst. superintendent(s) | Sandra Wilson |
| Schools | 17 elementary schools 4 junior high schools 2 high schools 1 vocational school |
| Budget | $147 million (2014–2015) |
| NCES District ID | 1728620 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 13,561 (2014–2015) |
| Staff | 1,650 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
McLean County Unit District No. 5 (legally Community Unit School District No. 5, usually shortened to Unit 5) is a unit school district in McLean County, Illinois and a small portion of Woodford County, Illinois.
A public election on 8 May 1948 created the school district. The district covers 11 congressional townships, including all of the communities of Carlock, Hudson, Normal, and Towanda. It also covers parts of Bloomington not in Bloomington Public Schools District 87.
As of 2011, the district has around 13,000 students and 1,850 full- and part-time staff across 17 elementary, 4 junior high, and 2 high school buildings. The two high schools are Normal Community High School and Normal Community West High School.