Carterville CUSD 5

Public school district · Williamson County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1708640

Carterville CUSD 5 spent $10,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the least of the 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,162 students in 2024-25; 40.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,128 per student, up 6.9% 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 Carterville CUSD 5 in enrollment (2,150 to 2,284 students) and Carterville CUSD 5 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Carterville CUSD 5, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kMundelein High School$24,008Bellwood SD 88$20,709Berkeley SD 87$19,832CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Canton Union SD 66$13,914Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Carterville CUSD 5, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kMundelein High School$24,008Bellwood SD 88$20,709Berkeley SD 87$19,832CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Canton Union SD 66$13,914Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Carterville CUSD 5, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kMundelein High School$24,008Bellwood SD 88$20,709Berkeley SD 87$19,832CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Canton Union SD 66$13,914Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Carterville CUSD 5, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kMundelein High School$24,008Bellwood SD 88$20,709Berkeley SD 87$19,832CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Canton Union SD 66$13,914Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$33,101,000 in revenue: 40.7% state, 40.5% local and 18.8% federal. Total spending including $2,261,000 of capital outlay was $29,456,000, or $13,280 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Carterville CUSD 5 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,485,000; Local $13,400,000; Federal $6,216,000; total $33,101,000.
  • State$13,485,000 41%
  • Local$13,400,000 40%
  • Federal$6,216,000 19%

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

2,218 students in 2022-23, 2,166 students in 2023-24, 2,162 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Carterville CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,218, 2023-24: 2,166, 2024-25: 2,16201k2k3k2022-232,2182023-242,1662024-252,162
Carterville CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,218, 2023-24: 2,166, 2024-25: 2,16201k2k3k2022-232,2182023-242,1662024-252,162
Carterville CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,218, 2023-24: 2,166, 2024-25: 2,16201k2k3k2022-232,2182023-242,1662024-252,162
Carterville CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,218, 2023-24: 2,166, 2024-25: 2,16201k2k3k2022-232,2182023-242,1662024-252,162

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,218133.616.6
2023-242,166141.115.3
2024-252,162144.015.0

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 Carterville CUSD 5 scored proficient or above: 48% 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 arts48%29.9%1,217

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 173 students in Carterville CUSD 5'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 class173149,998

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, 650 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri-C Elementary School65014.1not 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.

2 middle schools, 844 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carterville Intermediate School50014.0not reportedSchoolwide program
Carterville Jr High School34414.8not 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, 668 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carterville High School66817.0not 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 Carterville CUSD 5

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 Carterville CUSD 5

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCarterville CUSD 5 ranks 376 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,411).#376 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCarterville CUSD 5 is the number 188 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,218 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#188 of 865
  3. McHenry Community High SchoolThe next larger Illinois district: 2,222 students in fall 2022, $17,575 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,575
  4. Mundelein High SchoolThe next smaller Illinois district: 2,212 students in fall 2022, $24,008 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,008
  5. Compare Carterville CUSD 5 with McHenry Community High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Carterville High School, its largest high school668 students in 2024-25, 17.0 per teacher.668
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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 Carterville CUSD 5

  1. How many schools and students are in Carterville CUSD 5?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,162 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Carterville CUSD 5 spend per student?
    $10,411 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 $11,128 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Carterville CUSD 5's money come from?
    $33,101,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.7% state, 40.5% local and 18.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Carterville CUSD 5 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 224 of the 2,236 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.0%, 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 Carterville CUSD 5 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Carterville CUSD 5 scored proficient or above: 48% 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 Carterville CUSD 5?
    90-94% of the 173 students in Carterville CUSD 5'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 Carterville CUSD 5's NCES district ID?
    1708640. 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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