Coulterville Unit School District

Listed by NCES as Coulterville USD 1 (district ID 1710980)

Public school district · Randolph County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1710980

Coulterville Unit School District spent $13,406 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 85% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 185 students in 2024-25; 57.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,229 per student, up 28.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (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 Coulterville Unit in enrollment (210 to 226 students) and Coulterville Unit itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Coulterville Unit, FY23Rosemont ESD 78 $29,189; Dwight Twp HSD 230 $28,279; East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20 $19,684; Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38 $19,305; Montmorency CCSD 145 $18,676; Waltham Elementary $18,420; New Simpson Hill District #32 $14,962; Spring Garden CCSD 178 $13,518; Coulterville Unit $13,406; Raccoon Grade School $12,556; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kRosemont ESD 78$29,189Dwight Twp HSD 230$28,279East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20$19,684Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38$19,305Montmorency CCSD 145$18,676Waltham Elementary$18,420New Simpson Hill District #32$14,962Spring Garden CCSD 178$13,518Coulterville Unit$13,406Raccoon Grade School$12,556State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Coulterville Unit, FY23Rosemont ESD 78 $29,189; Dwight Twp HSD 230 $28,279; East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20 $19,684; Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38 $19,305; Montmorency CCSD 145 $18,676; Waltham Elementary $18,420; New Simpson Hill District #32 $14,962; Spring Garden CCSD 178 $13,518; Coulterville Unit $13,406; Raccoon Grade School $12,556; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kRosemont ESD 78$29,189Dwight Twp HSD 230$28,279East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20$19,684Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38$19,305Montmorency CCSD 145$18,676Waltham Elementary$18,420New Simpson Hill District #32$14,962Spring Garden CCSD 178$13,518Coulterville Unit$13,406Raccoon Grade School$12,556State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Coulterville Unit, FY23Rosemont ESD 78 $29,189; Dwight Twp HSD 230 $28,279; East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20 $19,684; Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38 $19,305; Montmorency CCSD 145 $18,676; Waltham Elementary $18,420; New Simpson Hill District #32 $14,962; Spring Garden CCSD 178 $13,518; Coulterville Unit $13,406; Raccoon Grade School $12,556; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kRosemont ESD 78$29,189Dwight Twp HSD 230$28,279East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20$19,684Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38$19,305Montmorency CCSD 145$18,676Waltham Elementary$18,420New Simpson Hill District #32$14,962Spring Garden CCSD 178$13,518Coulterville Unit$13,406Raccoon Grade School$12,556State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Coulterville Unit, FY23Rosemont ESD 78 $29,189; Dwight Twp HSD 230 $28,279; East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20 $19,684; Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38 $19,305; Montmorency CCSD 145 $18,676; Waltham Elementary $18,420; New Simpson Hill District #32 $14,962; Spring Garden CCSD 178 $13,518; Coulterville Unit $13,406; Raccoon Grade School $12,556; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kRosemont ESD 78$29,189Dwight Twp HSD 230$28,279East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20$19,684Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38$19,305Montmorency CCSD 145$18,676Waltham Elementary$18,420New Simpson Hill District #32$14,962Spring Garden CCSD 178$13,518Coulterville Unit$13,406Raccoon Grade School$12,556State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$3,824,000 in revenue: 57.5% state, 32.4% local and 10.1% federal. Total spending including $123,000 of capital outlay was $3,194,000, or $14,719 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Coulterville Unit School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,199,000; Local $1,240,000; Federal $385,000; total $3,824,000.
  • State$2,199,000 58%
  • Local$1,240,000 32%
  • Federal$385,000 10%

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

217 students in 2022-23, 201 students in 2023-24, 185 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Coulterville Unit School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 18501002003002022-232172023-242012024-25185
Coulterville Unit School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 18501002003002022-232172023-242012024-25185
Coulterville Unit School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 18501002003002022-232172023-242012024-25185
Coulterville Unit School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 18501002003002022-232172023-242012024-25185

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321720.610.5
2023-2420119.410.4
2024-2518519.59.5

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 Coulterville Unit School District scored proficient or above: 30-34% 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 arts30-34%29.9%116

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

80% or more of the 17 students in Coulterville Unit School District'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 rate80% or more87.6%
Students in the class17149,998

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, 77 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Coulterville Elementary School779.0All 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, 44 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Coulterville Junior High School449.5All 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 high school, 64 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Coulterville High School6410.1All 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 Coulterville Unit School District

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 Coulterville Unit School District

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCoulterville Unit School District ranks 400 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,406).#400 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCoulterville Unit School District is the number 762 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 217 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#762 of 865
  3. Spring Garden CCSD 178The next larger Illinois district: 224 students in fall 2022, $13,518 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,518
  4. East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20The next smaller Illinois district: 215 students in fall 2022, $19,684 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,684
  5. Compare Coulterville Unit School District with Spring Garden CCSD 178Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Coulterville High School, its largest high school64 students in 2024-25, 10.1 per teacher.64
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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 Coulterville Unit School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Coulterville Unit School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 185 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Coulterville Unit School District spend per student?
    $13,406 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 $17,229 per student, up 28.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Coulterville Unit School District's money come from?
    $3,824,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.5% state, 32.4% local and 10.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Coulterville Unit School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 38 of the 234 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.2%, 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 Coulterville Unit School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Coulterville Unit School District scored proficient or above: 30-34% 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 Coulterville Unit School District?
    80% or more of the 17 students in Coulterville Unit School District'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 Coulterville Unit School District's NCES district ID?
    1710980. 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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