Cahokia Unit School District #187

Listed by NCES as Cahokia CUSD 187 (district ID 1708040)

Public school district · St. Clair County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1708040

Cahokia Unit School District #187 spent $24,171 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 86% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 8 schools enrolled 2,991 students in 2024-25; 54.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,231 per student, up 12.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60% (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 Cahokia Unit School District #187 in enrollment (2,962 to 3,222 students) and Cahokia Unit School District #187 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cahokia Unit School District #187, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038Cahokia Unit School District #…$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Pekin Public Schools$16,904Mattoon Community Unit School …$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cahokia Unit School District #187, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Pekin Public Schools$16,904Mattoon Community Unit School Distr…$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cahokia Unit School District #187, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Pekin Public Schools$16,904Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cahokia Unit School District #187, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Pekin Public Schools$16,904Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$91,753,000 in revenue: 54.8% state, 18.4% local and 26.7% federal. Total spending including $2,720,000 of capital outlay was $82,547,000, or $26,740 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cahokia Unit School District #187 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $50,325,000; Local $16,900,000; Federal $24,528,000; total $91,753,000.
  • State$50,325,000 55%
  • Local$16,900,000 18%
  • Federal$24,528,000 27%

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 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,087 students in 2022-23, 3,056 students in 2023-24, 2,991 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cahokia Unit School District #187 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,087, 2023-24: 3,056, 2024-25: 2,99101k2k3k4k2022-233,0872023-243,0562024-252,991
Cahokia Unit School District #187 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,087, 2023-24: 3,056, 2024-25: 2,99101k2k3k4k2022-233,0872023-243,0562024-252,991
Cahokia Unit School District #187 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,087, 2023-24: 3,056, 2024-25: 2,99101k2k3k4k2022-233,0872023-243,0562024-252,991
Cahokia Unit School District #187 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,087, 2023-24: 3,056, 2024-25: 2,99101k2k3k4k2022-233,0872023-243,0562024-252,991

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,087195.215.8
2023-243,056162.618.8
2024-252,991177.016.9

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 Cahokia Unit School District #187 scored proficient or above: 3% 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 arts3%29.9%1,636

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

60% of the 225 students in Cahokia Unit School District #187'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 rate60%87.6%
Students in the class225149,998

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.

6 elementary schools, 1,570 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Maplewood Elementary School29015.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lalumier Elementary School27621.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Huffman Elementary School26815.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Penniman Elementary School25018.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Elizabeth Morris Elementary School24617.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Estelle Sauget School of Choice24017.3All 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, 571 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wirth/Parks Middle School57114.4All 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 high school, 850 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cahokia High School85018.6All 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.

Contact Cahokia Unit School District #187

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 Cahokia Unit School District #187

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCahokia Unit School District #187 ranks 53 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,171).#53 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCahokia Unit School District #187 is the number 133 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,087 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#133 of 865
  3. Mattoon Community Unit School District 2The next larger Illinois district: 3,137 students in fall 2022, $15,923 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,923
  4. Berwyn South SD 100The next smaller Illinois district: 3,029 students in fall 2022, $20,473 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,473
  5. Compare Cahokia Unit School District #187 with Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Cahokia High School, its largest high school850 students in 2024-25, 18.6 per teacher.850
  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 Cahokia Unit School District #187

  1. How many schools and students are in Cahokia Unit School District #187?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,991 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cahokia Unit School District #187 spend per student?
    $24,171 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,231 per student, up 12.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cahokia Unit School District #187's money come from?
    $91,753,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.8% state, 18.4% local and 26.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cahokia Unit School District #187 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,202 of the 3,254 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 36.9%, 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 Cahokia Unit School District #187 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cahokia Unit School District #187 scored proficient or above: 3% 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 Cahokia Unit School District #187?
    60% of the 225 students in Cahokia Unit School District #187'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 Cahokia Unit School District #187's NCES district ID?
    1708040. 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 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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