Orion Community Unit School District 223

The Orion Community Unit School District 223 is a school district in Illinois. The district serves pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students[1] in the communities of Orion, Andover, Lynn Center, Osco, Sunny Hill, Warner, and portions of Coal Valley, Colona, and Green Rock. These communities are located in northwest Henry County and a small portion of southern Rock Island County.[2] The district's 3 schools are all located in the village of Orion. In 2008, the district enrolled 1,070 students[3] and employed 72 teachers.[4] The current superintendent is Dr. David M. Deets.[5] The former superintendent is Mr. Donald E. Achelpohl.

Schools

Elementary school

C. R. Hanna Elementary School

Middle school

Orion Middle School

High school

Orion High School

Awards

The Orion Community Unit School District 223 was selected as one of 61 school districts in Illinois to be named a "Bright A+" Award Recipient for 2006. The award was based on those school districts with the highest academic performance in the state of Illinois, and designates the district as among the top 5% of all Illinois.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://iirc.niu.edu/SearchResult.aspx?SearchText=orion&type=DISTRICT
  2. ↑ http://orionschools.us/images/OrionDist.jpg
  3. ↑ http://iirc.niu.edu/District.aspx?source=About%20Students&source2=Enrollments&districtID=28037223026&level=D
  4. ↑ http://iirc.niu.edu/District.aspx?source=About%20Educators&source2=Teacher%20Characteristics&districtID=28037223026&level=D
  5. ↑ http://orionschools.us/DistrictHtml/distoff.htm
  6. ↑ http://orionschools.us/

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