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Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District # 701

401 East Fifth Street
309-359-8965

Mission Statement:
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD# 701 is dedicated to the social, emotional, and academic growth of all students.
District Profile:
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD #701 is located in Tazewell and Woodford Counties in Central Illinois about sixteen miles southeast of Peoria and eighteen miles west of Bloomington. According to the School District Data Book Profile (as found on the Internet), there are 4,243 individuals living within the school district boundaries. A review of the residency of inhabitants documents that 370 live on farms and 3873 live in a rural non-farm setting. This rural community includes the towns of Mackinaw, Deer Creek, and a housing development located outside the city limits, Heritage Lake. A majority of the working population travels to Peoria or Bloomington for employment.