Center Cass SD 66

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1708970

Center Cass SD 66 spent $16,911 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,130 students in 2024-25; 27.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,920 per student, up 6.0% 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 Center Cass SD 66 in enrollment (1,092 to 1,114 students) and Center Cass SD 66 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Center Cass SD 66, FY23Millburn District 24 $19,695; Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Pontiac Elementary School District 429 $18,147; Center Cass SD 66 $16,911; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Norridge SD 80 $13,497; Auburn CUSD 10 $13,132; Johnston City Community $13,113; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kMillburn District 24$19,695Nippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Pontiac Elementary School Dist…$18,147Center Cass SD 66$16,911Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Norridge SD 80$13,497Auburn CUSD 10$13,132Johnston City Community$13,113State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Center Cass SD 66, FY23Millburn District 24 $19,695; Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Pontiac Elementary School District 429 $18,147; Center Cass SD 66 $16,911; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Norridge SD 80 $13,497; Auburn CUSD 10 $13,132; Johnston City Community $13,113; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kMillburn District 24$19,695Nippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Pontiac Elementary School District …$18,147Center Cass SD 66$16,911Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Norridge SD 80$13,497Auburn CUSD 10$13,132Johnston City Community$13,113State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Center Cass SD 66, FY23Millburn District 24 $19,695; Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Pontiac Elementary School District 429 $18,147; Center Cass SD 66 $16,911; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Norridge SD 80 $13,497; Auburn CUSD 10 $13,132; Johnston City Community $13,113; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k22.5kMillburn District 24$19,695Nippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Pontiac Elementary School District 429$18,147Center Cass SD 66$16,911Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Norridge SD 80$13,497Auburn CUSD 10$13,132Johnston City Community$13,113State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Center Cass SD 66, FY23Millburn District 24 $19,695; Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Pontiac Elementary School District 429 $18,147; Center Cass SD 66 $16,911; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Norridge SD 80 $13,497; Auburn CUSD 10 $13,132; Johnston City Community $13,113; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k22.5kMillburn District 24$19,695Nippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Pontiac Elementary School District 429$18,147Center Cass SD 66$16,911Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Norridge SD 80$13,497Auburn CUSD 10$13,132Johnston City Community$13,113State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$22,009,000 in revenue: 27.4% state, 69.8% local and 2.9% federal. Total spending including $297,000 of capital outlay was $20,653,000, or $18,690 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Center Cass SD 66 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,021,000; Local $15,359,000; Federal $629,000; total $22,009,000.
  • State$6,021,000 27%
  • Local$15,359,000 70%
  • Federal$629,000 3%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,105 students in 2022-23, 1,130 students in 2023-24, 1,130 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Center Cass SD 66 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,105, 2023-24: 1,130, 2024-25: 1,13005001k1.5k2022-231,1052023-241,1302024-251,130
Center Cass SD 66 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,105, 2023-24: 1,130, 2024-25: 1,13005001k1.5k2022-231,1052023-241,1302024-251,130
Center Cass SD 66 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,105, 2023-24: 1,130, 2024-25: 1,13005001k1.5k2022-231,1052023-241,1302024-251,130
Center Cass SD 66 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,105, 2023-24: 1,130, 2024-25: 1,13005001k1.5k2022-231,1052023-241,1302024-251,130

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,10573.015.1
2023-241,13073.815.3
2024-251,13078.014.5

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 Center Cass SD 66 scored proficient or above: 49% 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 arts49%29.9%700

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.

2 elementary schools, 790 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School41017.1not reportedTargeted program
Prairieview Elementary School38016.5not 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, 340 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lakeview Jr High School34011.0not 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.

Contact Center Cass SD 66

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 Center Cass SD 66

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCenter Cass SD 66 ranks 223 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,911).#223 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCenter Cass SD 66 is the number 348 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,105 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#348 of 865
  3. Pontiac Elementary School District 429The next larger Illinois district: 1,108 students in fall 2022, $18,147 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,147
  4. Millburn District 24The next smaller Illinois district: 1,103 students in fall 2022, $19,695 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,695
  5. Compare Center Cass SD 66 with Pontiac Elementary School District 429Enrollment, 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 Center Cass SD 66

  1. How many schools and students are in Center Cass SD 66?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,130 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Center Cass SD 66 spend per student?
    $16,911 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 $17,920 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Center Cass SD 66's money come from?
    $22,009,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.4% state, 69.8% local and 2.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Center Cass SD 66 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 45 of the 1,112 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.0%, 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 Center Cass SD 66 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Center Cass SD 66 scored proficient or above: 49% 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 Center Cass SD 66's NCES district ID?
    1708970. 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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