Butler SD 53

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1707980

Butler SD 53 spent $30,639 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 463 students in 2024-25; 19.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $34,706 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Butler SD 53 in enrollment (460 to 466 students) and Butler SD 53 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Butler SD 53, FY23Butler SD 53 $30,639; River Ridge CUSD 210 $23,937; Hillside District 93 $23,418; Meridian CUSD 101 $21,878; Oglesby Public School District 125 $19,925; Cobden Unit $16,819; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 $16,803; Cambridge CUSD 227 $15,245; Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 $14,113; St. Joseph-Ogden High School $13,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30k35kButler SD 53$30,639River Ridge CUSD 210$23,937Hillside District 93$23,418Meridian CUSD 101$21,878Oglesby Public School District…$19,925Cobden Unit$16,819Okaw Valley CUSD 302$16,803Cambridge CUSD 227$15,245Cerro Gordo CUSD 100$14,113St. Joseph-Ogden High School$13,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Butler SD 53, FY23Butler SD 53 $30,639; River Ridge CUSD 210 $23,937; Hillside District 93 $23,418; Meridian CUSD 101 $21,878; Oglesby Public School District 125 $19,925; Cobden Unit $16,819; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 $16,803; Cambridge CUSD 227 $15,245; Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 $14,113; St. Joseph-Ogden High School $13,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30k35kButler SD 53$30,639River Ridge CUSD 210$23,937Hillside District 93$23,418Meridian CUSD 101$21,878Oglesby Public School District 125$19,925Cobden Unit$16,819Okaw Valley CUSD 302$16,803Cambridge CUSD 227$15,245Cerro Gordo CUSD 100$14,113St. Joseph-Ogden High School$13,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Butler SD 53, FY23Butler SD 53 $30,639; River Ridge CUSD 210 $23,937; Hillside District 93 $23,418; Meridian CUSD 101 $21,878; Oglesby Public School District 125 $19,925; Cobden Unit $16,819; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 $16,803; Cambridge CUSD 227 $15,245; Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 $14,113; St. Joseph-Ogden High School $13,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k35kButler SD 53$30,639River Ridge CUSD 210$23,937Hillside District 93$23,418Meridian CUSD 101$21,878Oglesby Public School District 125$19,925Cobden Unit$16,819Okaw Valley CUSD 302$16,803Cambridge CUSD 227$15,245Cerro Gordo CUSD 100$14,113St. Joseph-Ogden High School$13,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Butler SD 53, FY23Butler SD 53 $30,639; River Ridge CUSD 210 $23,937; Hillside District 93 $23,418; Meridian CUSD 101 $21,878; Oglesby Public School District 125 $19,925; Cobden Unit $16,819; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 $16,803; Cambridge CUSD 227 $15,245; Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 $14,113; St. Joseph-Ogden High School $13,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k35kButler SD 53$30,639River Ridge CUSD 210$23,937Hillside District 93$23,418Meridian CUSD 101$21,878Oglesby Public School District 125$19,925Cobden Unit$16,819Okaw Valley CUSD 302$16,803Cambridge CUSD 227$15,245Cerro Gordo CUSD 100$14,113St. Joseph-Ogden High School$13,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$17,587,000 in revenue: 19.9% state, 79.5% local and 0.6% federal. Total spending including $6,607,000 of capital outlay was $21,934,000, or $47,374 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Butler SD 53 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,493,000; Local $13,987,000; Federal $107,000; total $17,587,000.
  • State$3,493,000 20%
  • Local$13,987,000 80%
  • Federal$107,000 1%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

463 students in 2022-23, 470 students in 2023-24, 463 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Butler SD 53 enrollment by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 470, 2024-25: 46302004006002022-234632023-244702024-25463
Butler SD 53 enrollment by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 470, 2024-25: 46302004006002022-234632023-244702024-25463
Butler SD 53 enrollment by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 470, 2024-25: 46302004006002022-234632023-244702024-25463
Butler SD 53 enrollment by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 470, 2024-25: 46302004006002022-234632023-244702024-25463

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346355.68.3
2023-2447058.68.0
2024-2546361.37.6

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 Butler SD 53 scored proficient or above: 74% 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 arts74%29.9%324

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, 293 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brook Forest Elementary School2938.6not 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, 163 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Butler Junior High School1636.1not 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 other school, 7 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oak Brook Park District714.0not 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 Butler SD 53

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 Butler SD 53

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentButler SD 53 ranks 16 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($30,639).#16 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisButler SD 53 is the number 610 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 463 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#610 of 865
  3. Cobden Unit School DistrictThe next larger Illinois district: 465 students in fall 2022, $16,819 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,819
  4. Hillside District 93The next smaller Illinois district: 462 students in fall 2022, $23,418 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,418
  5. Compare Butler SD 53 with Cobden Unit School DistrictEnrollment, 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 Butler SD 53

  1. How many schools and students are in Butler SD 53?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 other), enrolling 463 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Butler SD 53 spend per student?
    $30,639 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 $34,706 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Butler SD 53's money come from?
    $17,587,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.9% state, 79.5% local and 0.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Butler SD 53 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 11 of the 473 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.3%, 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 Butler SD 53 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Butler SD 53 scored proficient or above: 74% 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 Butler SD 53's NCES district ID?
    1707980. 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

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