Winner of the Governor's Home Town Award for 1999

Erie Community Unit District No.1

Unit District No. 1 is soon to become the first School District in the U.S. to have it's entire electrical power supplied by a wind turbine. The School Board and Superintendent Mike Ryan, in a partnership with Johnson Controls, have embarked on an ambitious project that will soon be realized. Please click the links below for further information.

Erie1.info     RadishMagazine      Distributed Energy Journal

The public can view the construction and operation of the Wind turbine through this link to a live webcam operated by the School District and Johnson Controls

Ewt.Erie1.net  Userid is public and the password is 12345

Erie Elementary 520 5th Ave Erie, IL 61250 (309)659-2239  Pre-K Through 4th Grade

  • Expenditures per student this District $5531 ( State Average- $5216)
  • Student to Teacher ratio
  • Average class size of 19-24
  • ISAT Results (2006) Students meeting or exceeding State Reading Standards 3rd Grade -88%; 4th Grade -81%
  • Isat Results (2006) Students meetiing or exceeding State Math Standards 3rd Grade -100%; 4th Grade -93%
  • Attendance Rate - 96%
  • Students whose Parents have had one or more personal contacts with Teachers- 100%

Visit this school's website at Erie1.info

Erie Middle School 500 5th Ave Erie, IL 61250 (309)659-2239 5th through 8th Grade

  • ISAT Results (2006) Students meeting or exceeding State Reading Standards Grade 5 -88%; Grade 6 -81%; Grade 7 -81%; Grade 8 -92%
  • Isat Results (2006) Students meeting or exceeding State Math Standards Grade 5 -90%; Grade 6 -94%; Grade 7 -92%; Grade 8 -90%
  • Students whose Parents have had one or more personal contacts with Teachers- 100%

Visit this school's website at Erie1.Info