Clay City CUSD 10

Public school district · Clay County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1710340

Clay City CUSD 10 spent $14,190 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 253 students in 2024-25; 47.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,717 per student, up 31.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (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 Clay City CUSD 10 in enrollment (270 to 279 students) and Clay City CUSD 10 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Clay City CUSD 10, FY23Elwood CCSD 203 $21,222; Astoria CUSD 1 $17,715; Riley CCSD 18 $17,689; Grayville CUSD 1 $17,066; Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36 $15,601; Clay City CUSD 10 $14,190; Taft District 90 $13,797; Summersville SD 79 $13,062; Monroe Elementary School District #70 $12,967; Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61 $11,835; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kElwood CCSD 203$21,222Astoria CUSD 1$17,715Riley CCSD 18$17,689Grayville CUSD 1$17,066Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36$15,601Clay City CUSD 10$14,190Taft District 90$13,797Summersville SD 79$13,062Monroe Elementary School Distr…$12,967Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61$11,835State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Clay City CUSD 10, FY23Elwood CCSD 203 $21,222; Astoria CUSD 1 $17,715; Riley CCSD 18 $17,689; Grayville CUSD 1 $17,066; Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36 $15,601; Clay City CUSD 10 $14,190; Taft District 90 $13,797; Summersville SD 79 $13,062; Monroe Elementary School District #70 $12,967; Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61 $11,835; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kElwood CCSD 203$21,222Astoria CUSD 1$17,715Riley CCSD 18$17,689Grayville CUSD 1$17,066Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36$15,601Clay City CUSD 10$14,190Taft District 90$13,797Summersville SD 79$13,062Monroe Elementary School District #…$12,967Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61$11,835State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Clay City CUSD 10, FY23Elwood CCSD 203 $21,222; Astoria CUSD 1 $17,715; Riley CCSD 18 $17,689; Grayville CUSD 1 $17,066; Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36 $15,601; Clay City CUSD 10 $14,190; Taft District 90 $13,797; Summersville SD 79 $13,062; Monroe Elementary School District #70 $12,967; Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61 $11,835; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kElwood CCSD 203$21,222Astoria CUSD 1$17,715Riley CCSD 18$17,689Grayville CUSD 1$17,066Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36$15,601Clay City CUSD 10$14,190Taft District 90$13,797Summersville SD 79$13,062Monroe Elementary School District #70$12,967Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61$11,835State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Clay City CUSD 10, FY23Elwood CCSD 203 $21,222; Astoria CUSD 1 $17,715; Riley CCSD 18 $17,689; Grayville CUSD 1 $17,066; Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36 $15,601; Clay City CUSD 10 $14,190; Taft District 90 $13,797; Summersville SD 79 $13,062; Monroe Elementary School District #70 $12,967; Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61 $11,835; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kElwood CCSD 203$21,222Astoria CUSD 1$17,715Riley CCSD 18$17,689Grayville CUSD 1$17,066Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36$15,601Clay City CUSD 10$14,190Taft District 90$13,797Summersville SD 79$13,062Monroe Elementary School District #70$12,967Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61$11,835State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$5,079,000 in revenue: 47.2% state, 41.2% local and 11.6% federal. Total spending including $155,000 of capital outlay was $4,162,000, or $15,472 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Clay City CUSD 10 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,397,000; Local $2,092,000; Federal $590,000; total $5,079,000.
  • State$2,397,000 47%
  • Local$2,092,000 41%
  • Federal$590,000 12%

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

269 students in 2022-23, 244 students in 2023-24, 253 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Clay City CUSD 10 enrollment by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 25301002003002022-232692023-242442024-25253
Clay City CUSD 10 enrollment by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 25301002003002022-232692023-242442024-25253
Clay City CUSD 10 enrollment by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 25301002003002022-232692023-242442024-25253
Clay City CUSD 10 enrollment by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 25301002003002022-232692023-242442024-25253

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326927.29.9
2023-2424422.011.1
2024-2525327.49.2

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 Clay City CUSD 10 scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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 arts10-14%29.9%129

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

60-79% of the 18 students in Clay City CUSD 10'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 rate60‑79%87.6%
Students in the class18149,998

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, 125 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clay City Elementary School1259.5All 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.

1 middle school, 60 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clay City Jr High School609.6All 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.

1 high school, 68 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clay City High School688.5All free (CEP)Eligible, 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 Clay City CUSD 10

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 Clay City CUSD 10

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentClay City CUSD 10 ranks 362 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,190).#362 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisClay City CUSD 10 is the number 736 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 269 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#736 of 865
  3. Astoria CUSD 1The next larger Illinois district: 270 students in fall 2022, $17,715 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,715
  4. Scales Mound CUSD 211The next smaller Illinois district: 257 students in fall 2022, $26,440 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,440
  5. Compare Clay City CUSD 10 with Astoria CUSD 1Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Clay City High School, its largest high school68 students in 2024-25, 8.5 per teacher.68
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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 Clay City CUSD 10

  1. How many schools and students are in Clay City CUSD 10?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 253 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Clay City CUSD 10 spend per student?
    $14,190 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 $18,717 per student, up 31.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Clay City CUSD 10's money come from?
    $5,079,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.2% state, 41.2% local and 11.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Clay City CUSD 10 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 52 of the 338 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.4%, 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 Clay City CUSD 10 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Clay City CUSD 10 scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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 Clay City CUSD 10?
    60-79% of the 18 students in Clay City CUSD 10'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 Clay City CUSD 10's NCES district ID?
    1710340. 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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