| City | Payson |
|---|---|
| State | Illinois |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 39°48′58.30″N 91°14′51.28″W[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Donna Veile |
| Faculty | 41.0 [2] |
| Ratio | 14.6[2] |
| Enrollment | 599 (2007-08)[2] |
| Grades | K to 12 |
| Mascot | Indian |
| Colors | Royal blue and White[3] |
| Website | www.cusd1.org |
Payson Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district composed of Seymour Elementary School [4] and Payson-Seymour High School,[5] and is centrally based in Payson, Illinois, a village in Adams County; it serves Payson and the surrounding municipalities. The current superintendent is Rodger Hannel, while the principal of the Seymour High is Greg Buescher and the principal of Seymour Elementary is Julie Phelan.[6] The athletics teams of Payson Community Unit School District 1 are known as the Indians and Lady Indians, for the boys and girls respectively.
Seymour High School goes by the nickname "SHS"; its school colors are blue and white.[7]
The district is in Adams County, and includes the municipalities of Payson and Plainville, the census-designated places of Burton, Fall Creek, and Richfield, and most of the Adams CDP.[8]
References
- ^ Google Earth, Fly to "420 Brainard St. Payson IL," retrieved 2008-5-1
- ^ NCES
- ^ IHSA Payson Seymour School Information Panel, retrieved 2008-5-1
- ^ "Elem Home 04". Archived from the original on 2005-12-23. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ This page has not been fully created yet Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Payson Seymour || CUSD1 || Payson, IL
- ^ "Payson Seymour Athletics". Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adams County, IL. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-06-02. - Text list