Bismarck Henning CUSD

Public school district · Vermilion County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1706390

Bismarck Henning CUSD spent $11,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 802 students in 2024-25; 48.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,487 per student, down 7.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bismarck Henning CUSD in enrollment (807 to 833 students) and Bismarck Henning CUSD itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bismarck Henning CUSD, FY23Pleasantdale SD 107 $22,097; Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 $19,692; Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 $18,886; Streator Township High School $18,182; Putnam County CUSD 535 $17,739; Galena Unit School District #120 $16,999; North Greene CUSD 3 $14,071; Lena-Winslow School District #202 $14,065; Bismarck Henning CUSD $11,356; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kPleasantdale SD 107$22,097Prairie Grove Consolidated Sch…$19,692Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157$18,886Streator Township High School$18,182Putnam County CUSD 535$17,739Galena Unit School District #1…$16,999North Greene CUSD 3$14,071Lena-Winslow School District #…$14,065Bismarck Henning CUSD$11,356Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bismarck Henning CUSD, FY23Pleasantdale SD 107 $22,097; Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 $19,692; Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 $18,886; Streator Township High School $18,182; Putnam County CUSD 535 $17,739; Galena Unit School District #120 $16,999; North Greene CUSD 3 $14,071; Lena-Winslow School District #202 $14,065; Bismarck Henning CUSD $11,356; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kPleasantdale SD 107$22,097Prairie Grove Consolidated School D…$19,692Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157$18,886Streator Township High School$18,182Putnam County CUSD 535$17,739Galena Unit School District #120$16,999North Greene CUSD 3$14,071Lena-Winslow School District #202$14,065Bismarck Henning CUSD$11,356Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bismarck Henning CUSD, FY23Pleasantdale SD 107 $22,097; Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 $19,692; Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 $18,886; Streator Township High School $18,182; Putnam County CUSD 535 $17,739; Galena Unit School District #120 $16,999; North Greene CUSD 3 $14,071; Lena-Winslow School District #202 $14,065; Bismarck Henning CUSD $11,356; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kPleasantdale SD 107$22,097Prairie Grove Consolidated School District…$19,692Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157$18,886Streator Township High School$18,182Putnam County CUSD 535$17,739Galena Unit School District #120$16,999North Greene CUSD 3$14,071Lena-Winslow School District #202$14,065Bismarck Henning CUSD$11,356Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bismarck Henning CUSD, FY23Pleasantdale SD 107 $22,097; Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 $19,692; Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 $18,886; Streator Township High School $18,182; Putnam County CUSD 535 $17,739; Galena Unit School District #120 $16,999; North Greene CUSD 3 $14,071; Lena-Winslow School District #202 $14,065; Bismarck Henning CUSD $11,356; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kPleasantdale SD 107$22,097Prairie Grove Consolidated School Distr…$19,692Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157$18,886Streator Township High School$18,182Putnam County CUSD 535$17,739Galena Unit School District #120$16,999North Greene CUSD 3$14,071Lena-Winslow School District #202$14,065Bismarck Henning CUSD$11,356Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$14,614,000 in revenue: 48.7% state, 44.1% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending including $2,951,000 of capital outlay was $15,480,000, or $18,878 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bismarck Henning CUSD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,116,000; Local $6,441,000; Federal $1,057,000; total $14,614,000.
  • State$7,116,000 49%
  • Local$6,441,000 44%
  • Federal$1,057,000 7%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

820 students in 2022-23, 813 students in 2023-24, 802 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bismarck Henning CUSD enrollment by school year2022-23: 820, 2023-24: 813, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-238202023-248132024-25802
Bismarck Henning CUSD enrollment by school year2022-23: 820, 2023-24: 813, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-238202023-248132024-25802
Bismarck Henning CUSD enrollment by school year2022-23: 820, 2023-24: 813, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-238202023-248132024-25802
Bismarck Henning CUSD enrollment by school year2022-23: 820, 2023-24: 813, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-238202023-248132024-25802

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2382035.023.4
2023-2481340.020.3
2024-2580241.019.6

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 Bismarck Henning CUSD scored proficient or above: 29% 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 arts29%29.9%429

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 63 students in Bismarck Henning CUSD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%87.6%
Students in the class63149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 309 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School30913.4not reportedTargeted program

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.

1 middle school, 246 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bismarck-Henning Jr High School24613.7not reportedEligible, no program

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.

1 high school, 247 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Coop HS 1247not reportednot reportedEligible, no program

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 Bismarck Henning CUSD

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 Bismarck Henning CUSD

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBismarck Henning CUSD ranks 458 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,356).#458 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBismarck Henning CUSD is the number 451 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 820 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#451 of 865
  3. Galena Unit School District #120The next larger Illinois district: 822 students in fall 2022, $16,999 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,999
  4. Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46The next smaller Illinois district: 813 students in fall 2022, $19,692 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,692
  5. Compare Bismarck Henning CUSD with Galena Unit School District #120Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Coop HS 1, its largest high school247 students in 2024-25.247
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Bismarck Henning CUSD

  1. How many schools and students are in Bismarck Henning CUSD?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 802 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bismarck Henning CUSD spend per student?
    $11,356 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 $10,487 per student, down 7.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bismarck Henning CUSD's money come from?
    $14,614,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.7% state, 44.1% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bismarck Henning CUSD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 81 of the 853 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.5%, 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 Bismarck Henning CUSD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bismarck Henning CUSD scored proficient or above: 29% 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 the graduation rate in Bismarck Henning CUSD?
    90-94% of the 63 students in Bismarck Henning CUSD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Bismarck Henning CUSD's NCES district ID?
    1706390. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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

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