| McLean County Unit District No. 5 | |
| Motto: | Working together for quality public education |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | K to 12 |
| Address: | 1809 West Hovey Avenue |
| Town: | Normal |
| County: | McLean County |
| State: | Illinois |
| Zipcode: | 61761 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Superintendent: | Mark Daniel |
| Asst Superintendent: | Sandra Wilson |
| Schools: | 17 elementary schools 4 junior high schools 2 high schools 1 vocational school |
| Budget: | $147 million (2014–2015) |
| Students: | 13,561 (2014–2015) |
| Staff: | 1,650 |
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.[1]
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[1] not in Bloomington Public Schools District 87.
, 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.[1] The two high schools are Normal Community High School and Normal Community West High School.
Elementary SchoolsRegular Daily: 7:45 am to 2:30 pmLate Starts: 8:45 am to 2:30 pm
High SchoolsRegular Daily: 8:30 am to 3:30 pmLate Starts: 9:30 am to 3:30 pmEarly Release: 8:30 am to 11:30
Junior High SchoolsRegular Daily: 8:45 am to 3:45 pmLate Starts: 9:45 am to 3:45 pm