| McLean County Unit District No. 5 | |
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| Address | |
1809 West Hovey Avenue , McLean County , Illinois, 61761United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°30′09″N89°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 [1] |
| 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. [2]
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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 [2] not in Bloomington Public Schools District 87.
As of 2011 [update] , 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. [2] The two high schools are Normal Community High School and Normal Community West High School.