Aviston SD 21

Public school district · Clinton County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1704740

Aviston SD 21 spent $8,725 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the least of the 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 462 students in 2024-25; 24.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,620 per student, up 10.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Aviston SD 21 in enrollment (420 to 439 students) and Aviston SD 21 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Aviston SD 21, FY23Laraway CCSD 70C $32,027; Greenfield CUSD 10 $17,958; Alden Hebron SD 19 $17,457; Hiawatha CUSD 426 $17,186; Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 $17,105; Pearl City CUSD 200 $16,908; N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 $15,749; Sandoval CUSD 501 $15,629; Pinckneyville CHSD 101 $14,625; Aviston SD 21 $8,725; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.010k20k30k40kLaraway CCSD 70C$32,027Greenfield CUSD 10$17,958Alden Hebron SD 19$17,457Hiawatha CUSD 426$17,186Roanoke Benson CUSD 60$17,105Pearl City CUSD 200$16,908N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102$15,749Sandoval CUSD 501$15,629Pinckneyville CHSD 101$14,625Aviston SD 21$8,725State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Aviston SD 21, FY23Laraway CCSD 70C $32,027; Greenfield CUSD 10 $17,958; Alden Hebron SD 19 $17,457; Hiawatha CUSD 426 $17,186; Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 $17,105; Pearl City CUSD 200 $16,908; N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 $15,749; Sandoval CUSD 501 $15,629; Pinckneyville CHSD 101 $14,625; Aviston SD 21 $8,725; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.010k20k30k40kLaraway CCSD 70C$32,027Greenfield CUSD 10$17,958Alden Hebron SD 19$17,457Hiawatha CUSD 426$17,186Roanoke Benson CUSD 60$17,105Pearl City CUSD 200$16,908N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102$15,749Sandoval CUSD 501$15,629Pinckneyville CHSD 101$14,625Aviston SD 21$8,725State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Aviston SD 21, FY23Laraway CCSD 70C $32,027; Greenfield CUSD 10 $17,958; Alden Hebron SD 19 $17,457; Hiawatha CUSD 426 $17,186; Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 $17,105; Pearl City CUSD 200 $16,908; N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 $15,749; Sandoval CUSD 501 $15,629; Pinckneyville CHSD 101 $14,625; Aviston SD 21 $8,725; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.020k40kLaraway CCSD 70C$32,027Greenfield CUSD 10$17,958Alden Hebron SD 19$17,457Hiawatha CUSD 426$17,186Roanoke Benson CUSD 60$17,105Pearl City CUSD 200$16,908N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102$15,749Sandoval CUSD 501$15,629Pinckneyville CHSD 101$14,625Aviston SD 21$8,725State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Aviston SD 21, FY23Laraway CCSD 70C $32,027; Greenfield CUSD 10 $17,958; Alden Hebron SD 19 $17,457; Hiawatha CUSD 426 $17,186; Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 $17,105; Pearl City CUSD 200 $16,908; N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 $15,749; Sandoval CUSD 501 $15,629; Pinckneyville CHSD 101 $14,625; Aviston SD 21 $8,725; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.020k40kLaraway CCSD 70C$32,027Greenfield CUSD 10$17,958Alden Hebron SD 19$17,457Hiawatha CUSD 426$17,186Roanoke Benson CUSD 60$17,105Pearl City CUSD 200$16,908N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102$15,749Sandoval CUSD 501$15,629Pinckneyville CHSD 101$14,625Aviston SD 21$8,725State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$8,635,000 in revenue: 24.9% state, 72.3% local and 2.8% federal. Total spending including $314,000 of capital outlay was $4,301,000, or $10,026 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Aviston SD 21 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,148,000; Local $6,241,000; Federal $246,000; total $8,635,000.
  • State$2,148,000 25%
  • Local$6,241,000 72%
  • Federal$246,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

429 students in 2022-23, 445 students in 2023-24, 462 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Aviston SD 21 enrollment by school year2022-23: 429, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 46202004006002022-234292023-244452024-25462
Aviston SD 21 enrollment by school year2022-23: 429, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 46202004006002022-234292023-244452024-25462
Aviston SD 21 enrollment by school year2022-23: 429, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 46202004006002022-234292023-244452024-25462
Aviston SD 21 enrollment by school year2022-23: 429, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 46202004006002022-234292023-244452024-25462

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342923.018.7
2023-2444525.117.7
2024-2546227.017.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Aviston SD 21 scored proficient or above: 59% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts59%29.9%229

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 462 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Aviston Elementary School46217.1not reportedNot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Aviston SD 21

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Aviston SD 21

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentAviston SD 21 ranks 468 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($8,725).#468 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisAviston SD 21 is the number 633 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 429 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#633 of 865
  3. Greenfield CUSD 10The next larger Illinois district: 431 students in fall 2022, $17,958 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,958
  4. Pearl City CUSD 200The next smaller Illinois district: 424 students in fall 2022, $16,908 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,908
  5. Compare Aviston SD 21 with Greenfield CUSD 10Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Aviston SD 21

  1. How many schools and students are in Aviston SD 21?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 462 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Aviston SD 21 spend per student?
    $8,725 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,620 per student, up 10.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Aviston SD 21's money come from?
    $8,635,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.9% state, 72.3% local and 2.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Aviston SD 21 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 10 of the 386 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Aviston SD 21 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Aviston SD 21 scored proficient or above: 59% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Aviston SD 21's NCES district ID?
    1704740. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25