Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170

Public school district · McDonough County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1707950

Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 spent $16,314 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 52% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 602 students in 2024-25; 47.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,491 per student, up 13.3% 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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 in enrollment (646 to 658 students) and Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170, FY23Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Serena CUSD 2 $20,003; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMadison CUSD 12$22,536Fox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Serena CUSD 2$20,003Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170, FY23Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Serena CUSD 2 $20,003; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMadison CUSD 12$22,536Fox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Serena CUSD 2$20,003Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170, FY23Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Serena CUSD 2 $20,003; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMadison CUSD 12$22,536Fox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Serena CUSD 2$20,003Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170, FY23Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Serena CUSD 2 $20,003; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMadison CUSD 12$22,536Fox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Serena CUSD 2$20,003Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$12,779,000 in revenue: 47.4% state, 30.9% local and 21.7% federal. Total spending including $3,952,000 of capital outlay was $15,374,000, or $23,544 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,053,000; Local $3,950,000; Federal $2,776,000; total $12,779,000.
  • State$6,053,000 47%
  • Local$3,950,000 31%
  • Federal$2,776,000 22%

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

653 students in 2022-23, 607 students in 2023-24, 602 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 enrollment by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 607, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-236532023-246072024-25602
Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 enrollment by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 607, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-236532023-246072024-25602
Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 enrollment by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 607, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-236532023-246072024-25602
Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 enrollment by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 607, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-236532023-246072024-25602

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365365.610.0
2023-2460765.19.3
2024-2560267.38.9

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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 scored proficient or above: 12% 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 arts12%29.9%310

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 56 students in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170'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 class56149,998

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, 296 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School2969.9All free (CEP)Not 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.

1 middle school, 131 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School1319.5All free (CEP)Not 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.

1 high school, 175 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bushnell-Prairie City High School1757.4All free (CEP)Not 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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170

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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 ranks 243 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,314).#243 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 is the number 510 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 653 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#510 of 865
  3. Villa Grove CUSD 302The next larger Illinois district: 654 students in fall 2022, $12,249 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,249
  4. Princeville CUSD 326The next smaller Illinois district: 650 students in fall 2022, $17,162 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,162
  5. Compare Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 with Villa Grove CUSD 302Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bushnell-Prairie City High School, its largest high school175 students in 2024-25, 7.4 per teacher.175
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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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170

  1. How many schools and students are in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 602 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 spend per student?
    $16,314 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 $18,491 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170's money come from?
    $12,779,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.4% state, 30.9% local and 21.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 132 of the 663 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.9%, 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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 scored proficient or above: 12% 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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170?
    90% or more of the 56 students in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170'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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170's NCES district ID?
    1707950. 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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