Blue Ridge CUSD 18

Public school district · De Witt County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1700003

Blue Ridge CUSD 18 spent $18,061 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 652 students in 2024-25; 22.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,407 per student, up 7.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (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 Blue Ridge CUSD 18 in enrollment (657 to 683 students) and Blue Ridge CUSD 18 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Blue Ridge CUSD 18, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Midland CUSD 7 $13,014; Altamont CUSD 10 $12,800; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Mendon Comm Unit School District 4 $11,955; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Golf School District 67$19,535Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Midland CUSD 7$13,014Altamont CUSD 10$12,800Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Mendon Comm Unit School Distri…$11,955State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Blue Ridge CUSD 18, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Midland CUSD 7 $13,014; Altamont CUSD 10 $12,800; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Mendon Comm Unit School District 4 $11,955; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Golf School District 67$19,535Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Midland CUSD 7$13,014Altamont CUSD 10$12,800Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Mendon Comm Unit School District 4$11,955State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Blue Ridge CUSD 18, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Midland CUSD 7 $13,014; Altamont CUSD 10 $12,800; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Mendon Comm Unit School District 4 $11,955; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Golf School District 67$19,535Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Midland CUSD 7$13,014Altamont CUSD 10$12,800Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Mendon Comm Unit School District 4$11,955State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Blue Ridge CUSD 18, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Midland CUSD 7 $13,014; Altamont CUSD 10 $12,800; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Mendon Comm Unit School District 4 $11,955; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Golf School District 67$19,535Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Midland CUSD 7$13,014Altamont CUSD 10$12,800Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Mendon Comm Unit School District 4$11,955State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$18,079,000 in revenue: 22.9% state, 71.4% local and 5.7% federal. Total spending including $738,000 of capital outlay was $13,664,000, or $20,394 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Blue Ridge CUSD 18 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,141,000; Local $12,912,000; Federal $1,026,000; total $18,079,000.
  • State$4,141,000 23%
  • Local$12,912,000 71%
  • Federal$1,026,000 6%

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

670 students in 2022-23, 670 students in 2023-24, 652 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Blue Ridge CUSD 18 enrollment by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 670, 2024-25: 65202004006008002022-236702023-246702024-25652
Blue Ridge CUSD 18 enrollment by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 670, 2024-25: 65202004006008002022-236702023-246702024-25652
Blue Ridge CUSD 18 enrollment by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 670, 2024-25: 65202004006008002022-236702023-246702024-25652
Blue Ridge CUSD 18 enrollment by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 670, 2024-25: 65202004006008002022-236702023-246702024-25652

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367055.112.2
2023-2467058.311.5
2024-2565260.810.7

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 Blue Ridge CUSD 18 scored proficient or above: 18% 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 arts18%29.9%282

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% or more of the 39 students in Blue Ridge CUSD 18'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% or more87.6%
Students in the class39149,998

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, 265 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School26513.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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, 232 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High School23211.1not reportedSchoolwide 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, 155 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Blue Ridge High School1557.7not 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.

Contact Blue Ridge CUSD 18

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 Blue Ridge CUSD 18

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBlue Ridge CUSD 18 ranks 151 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,061).#151 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBlue Ridge CUSD 18 is the number 501 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 670 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#501 of 865
  3. Golf School District 67The next larger Illinois district: 673 students in fall 2022, $19,535 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,535
  4. Altamont CUSD 10The next smaller Illinois district: 666 students in fall 2022, $12,800 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,800
  5. Compare Blue Ridge CUSD 18 with Golf School District 67Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Blue Ridge High School, its largest high school155 students in 2024-25, 7.7 per teacher.155
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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 Blue Ridge CUSD 18

  1. How many schools and students are in Blue Ridge CUSD 18?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 652 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Blue Ridge CUSD 18 spend per student?
    $18,061 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 $19,407 per student, up 7.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Blue Ridge CUSD 18's money come from?
    $18,079,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 22.9% state, 71.4% local and 5.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Blue Ridge CUSD 18 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 63 of the 720 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.8%, 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 Blue Ridge CUSD 18 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Blue Ridge CUSD 18 scored proficient or above: 18% 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 Blue Ridge CUSD 18?
    90% or more of the 39 students in Blue Ridge CUSD 18'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 Blue Ridge CUSD 18's NCES district ID?
    1700003. 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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