Central City SD 133

Public school district · Marion County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1709180

Central City SD 133 spent $12,632 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 93% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 276 students in 2024-25; 62.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,107 per student, up 11.7% 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 Central City SD 133 in enrollment (318 to 329 students) and Central City SD 133 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central City SD 133, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Thompsonville CUSD 174 $13,333; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Vienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Thompsonville CUSD 174$13,333Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central City SD 133, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Thompsonville CUSD 174 $13,333; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Vienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Thompsonville CUSD 174$13,333Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central City SD 133, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Thompsonville CUSD 174 $13,333; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Vienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Thompsonville CUSD 174$13,333Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central City SD 133, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Thompsonville CUSD 174 $13,333; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Vienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Thompsonville CUSD 174$13,333Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$5,534,000 in revenue: 62.2% state, 16.7% local and 21.1% federal. Total spending including $90,000 of capital outlay was $4,423,000, or $13,693 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Central City SD 133 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,443,000; Local $922,000; Federal $1,169,000; total $5,534,000.
  • State$3,443,000 62%
  • Local$922,000 17%
  • Federal$1,169,000 21%

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

323 students in 2022-23, 298 students in 2023-24, 276 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Central City SD 133 enrollment by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 27601002003004002022-233232023-242982024-25276
Central City SD 133 enrollment by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 27601002003004002022-233232023-242982024-25276
Central City SD 133 enrollment by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 27601002003004002022-233232023-242982024-25276
Central City SD 133 enrollment by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 27601002003004002022-233232023-242982024-25276

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332323.014.0
2023-2429823.013.0
2024-2527621.512.8

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 Central City SD 133 scored proficient or above: 32% 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 arts32%29.9%221

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, 276 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central City Elementary School27612.8All 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 Central City SD 133

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 Central City SD 133

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCentral City SD 133 ranks 433 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,632).#433 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCentral City SD 133 is the number 695 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 323 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#695 of 865
  3. High Mount SchoolThe next larger Illinois district: 327 students in fall 2022, $17,376 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,376
  4. Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3AThe next smaller Illinois district: 322 students in fall 2022, $16,966 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,966
  5. Compare Central City SD 133 with High Mount SchoolEnrollment, 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 Central City SD 133

  1. How many schools and students are in Central City SD 133?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 276 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Central City SD 133 spend per student?
    $12,632 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 $14,107 per student, up 11.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Central City SD 133's money come from?
    $5,534,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.2% state, 16.7% local and 21.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Central City SD 133 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 47 of the 238 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.7%, 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 Central City SD 133 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Central City SD 133 scored proficient or above: 32% 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 Central City SD 133's NCES district ID?
    1709180. 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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