Central CUSD 4

Public school district · Iroquois County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1710410

Central CUSD 4 spent $14,941 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 68% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 4 schools enrolled 968 students in 2024-25; 39.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,874 per student, up 6.2% 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 Central CUSD 4 in enrollment (980 to 1,008 students) and Central CUSD 4 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central CUSD 4, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High Scho…$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Itasca SD 10$15,782Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central CUSD 4, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Itasca SD 10$15,782Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central CUSD 4, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Itasca SD 10$15,782Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central CUSD 4, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Itasca SD 10$15,782Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$19,446,000 in revenue: 39.5% state, 49.2% local and 11.3% federal. Total spending including $1,951,000 of capital outlay was $18,429,000, or $18,615 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Central CUSD 4 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,689,000; Local $9,566,000; Federal $2,191,000; total $19,446,000.
  • State$7,689,000 40%
  • Local$9,566,000 49%
  • Federal$2,191,000 11%

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

990 students in 2022-23, 978 students in 2023-24, 968 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Central CUSD 4 enrollment by school year2022-23: 990, 2023-24: 978, 2024-25: 96802505007501k2022-239902023-249782024-25968
Central CUSD 4 enrollment by school year2022-23: 990, 2023-24: 978, 2024-25: 96802505007501k2022-239902023-249782024-25968
Central CUSD 4 enrollment by school year2022-23: 990, 2023-24: 978, 2024-25: 96802505007501k2022-239902023-249782024-25968
Central CUSD 4 enrollment by school year2022-23: 990, 2023-24: 978, 2024-25: 96802505007501k2022-239902023-249782024-25968

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2399068.014.6
2023-2497877.312.7
2024-2596877.012.6

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 Central CUSD 4 scored proficient or above: 26% 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 arts26%29.9%501

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 69 students in Central CUSD 4'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 class69149,998

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, 343 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Chebanse Elementary School34313.5not 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, 278 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John L Nash Middle School27811.3not 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, 298 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central High School29811.9not 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 other school, 49 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ashkum Early Literacy Center4923.3not 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 Central CUSD 4

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 CUSD 4

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCentral CUSD 4 ranks 317 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,941).#317 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCentral CUSD 4 is the number 382 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 990 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#382 of 865
  3. Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11The next larger Illinois district: 992 students in fall 2022, $12,517 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,517
  4. Belle Valley SD 119The next smaller Illinois district: 985 students in fall 2022, $16,276 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,276
  5. Compare Central CUSD 4 with Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Central High School, its largest high school298 students in 2024-25, 11.9 per teacher.298
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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 CUSD 4

  1. How many schools and students are in Central CUSD 4?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 968 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Central CUSD 4 spend per student?
    $14,941 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 $15,874 per student, up 6.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Central CUSD 4's money come from?
    $19,446,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.5% state, 49.2% local and 11.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Central CUSD 4 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 64 of the 938 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.8%, 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 CUSD 4 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Central CUSD 4 scored proficient or above: 26% 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 Central CUSD 4?
    90-94% of the 69 students in Central CUSD 4'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 Central CUSD 4's NCES district ID?
    1710410. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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