Central SD 51

Public school district · Tazewell County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1709150

Central SD 51 spent $11,560 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 2 schools enrolled 1,349 students in 2024-25; 38.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,580 per student, up 8.8% 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 SD 51 in enrollment (1,261 to 1,299 students) and Central SD 51 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central SD 51, FY23Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 $20,146; Bradley SD 61 $19,263; Franklin Park SD 84 $18,534; Peotone Community Unit School District 207U $18,076; Ottawa Township High $17,974; Winnebago CUSD 323 $17,709; Mercer County School District 404 $15,828; Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 $15,637; Wilmington CUSD 209U $13,098; Central SD 51 $11,560; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kKeeneyville Elementary School …$20,146Bradley SD 61$19,263Franklin Park SD 84$18,534Peotone Community Unit School …$18,076Ottawa Township High$17,974Winnebago CUSD 323$17,709Mercer County School District …$15,828Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10$15,637Wilmington CUSD 209U$13,098Central SD 51$11,560State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central SD 51, FY23Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 $20,146; Bradley SD 61 $19,263; Franklin Park SD 84 $18,534; Peotone Community Unit School District 207U $18,076; Ottawa Township High $17,974; Winnebago CUSD 323 $17,709; Mercer County School District 404 $15,828; Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 $15,637; Wilmington CUSD 209U $13,098; Central SD 51 $11,560; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kKeeneyville Elementary School Distr…$20,146Bradley SD 61$19,263Franklin Park SD 84$18,534Peotone Community Unit School Distr…$18,076Ottawa Township High$17,974Winnebago CUSD 323$17,709Mercer County School District 404$15,828Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10$15,637Wilmington CUSD 209U$13,098Central SD 51$11,560State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central SD 51, FY23Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 $20,146; Bradley SD 61 $19,263; Franklin Park SD 84 $18,534; Peotone Community Unit School District 207U $18,076; Ottawa Township High $17,974; Winnebago CUSD 323 $17,709; Mercer County School District 404 $15,828; Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 $15,637; Wilmington CUSD 209U $13,098; Central SD 51 $11,560; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kKeeneyville Elementary School District 20$20,146Bradley SD 61$19,263Franklin Park SD 84$18,534Peotone Community Unit School District 207U$18,076Ottawa Township High$17,974Winnebago CUSD 323$17,709Mercer County School District 404$15,828Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10$15,637Wilmington CUSD 209U$13,098Central SD 51$11,560State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Central SD 51, FY23Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 $20,146; Bradley SD 61 $19,263; Franklin Park SD 84 $18,534; Peotone Community Unit School District 207U $18,076; Ottawa Township High $17,974; Winnebago CUSD 323 $17,709; Mercer County School District 404 $15,828; Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 $15,637; Wilmington CUSD 209U $13,098; Central SD 51 $11,560; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kKeeneyville Elementary School District…$20,146Bradley SD 61$19,263Franklin Park SD 84$18,534Peotone Community Unit School District…$18,076Ottawa Township High$17,974Winnebago CUSD 323$17,709Mercer County School District 404$15,828Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10$15,637Wilmington CUSD 209U$13,098Central SD 51$11,560State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$18,223,000 in revenue: 38.7% state, 55.8% local and 5.5% federal. Total spending including $489,000 of capital outlay was $16,937,000, or $13,222 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Central SD 51 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,046,000; Local $10,166,000; Federal $1,011,000; total $18,223,000.
  • State$7,046,000 39%
  • Local$10,166,000 56%
  • Federal$1,011,000 6%

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

1,281 students in 2022-23, 1,276 students in 2023-24, 1,349 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Central SD 51 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,281, 2023-24: 1,276, 2024-25: 1,34905001k1.5k2022-231,2812023-241,2762024-251,349
Central SD 51 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,281, 2023-24: 1,276, 2024-25: 1,34905001k1.5k2022-231,2812023-241,2762024-251,349
Central SD 51 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,281, 2023-24: 1,276, 2024-25: 1,34905001k1.5k2022-231,2812023-241,2762024-251,349
Central SD 51 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,281, 2023-24: 1,276, 2024-25: 1,34905001k1.5k2022-231,2812023-241,2762024-251,349

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,28178.016.4
2023-241,27678.016.4
2024-251,34979.017.1

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 SD 51 scored proficient or above: 64% 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 arts64%29.9%907

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, 700 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central Primary School70016.2not 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, 649 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central Intermediate School64918.1not 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 SD 51

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 SD 51

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCentral SD 51 ranks 370 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,560).#370 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCentral SD 51 is the number 311 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,281 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#311 of 865
  3. Keeneyville Elementary School District 20The next larger Illinois district: 1,287 students in fall 2022, $20,146 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,146
  4. Ottawa Township High School DistrictThe next smaller Illinois district: 1,261 students in fall 2022, $17,974 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,974
  5. Compare Central SD 51 with Keeneyville Elementary School District 20Enrollment, 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 SD 51

  1. How many schools and students are in Central SD 51?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,349 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Central SD 51 spend per student?
    $11,560 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 $12,580 per student, up 8.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Central SD 51's money come from?
    $18,223,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.7% state, 55.8% local and 5.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Central SD 51 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 40 of the 1,374 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.9%, 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 Central SD 51 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Central SD 51 scored proficient or above: 64% 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 SD 51's NCES district ID?
    1709150. 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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