Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A

Public school district · Shelby County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1700176

Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A spent $16,966 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 343 students in 2024-25; 54.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,221 per student, up 1.5% 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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A in enrollment (318 to 329 students) and Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A, 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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A, 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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A, 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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A, 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

$6,987,000 in revenue: 54.9% state, 29.8% local and 15.3% federal. Total spending including $93,000 of capital outlay was $5,827,000, or $18,096 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,839,000; Local $2,079,000; Federal $1,069,000; total $6,987,000.
  • State$3,839,000 55%
  • Local$2,079,000 30%
  • Federal$1,069,000 15%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

322 students in 2022-23, 331 students in 2023-24, 343 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A enrollment by school year2022-23: 322, 2023-24: 331, 2024-25: 34301002003004002022-233222023-243312024-25343
Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A enrollment by school year2022-23: 322, 2023-24: 331, 2024-25: 34301002003004002022-233222023-243312024-25343
Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A enrollment by school year2022-23: 322, 2023-24: 331, 2024-25: 34301002003004002022-233222023-243312024-25343
Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A enrollment by school year2022-23: 322, 2023-24: 331, 2024-25: 34301002003004002022-233222023-243312024-25343

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332234.09.5
2023-2433133.010.0
2024-2534332.010.7

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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A scored proficient or above: 45-49% 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 arts45-49%29.9%150

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 24 students in Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A'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 class24149,998

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, 175 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cowden-Herrick Grade School17511.7All 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, 168 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School1689.9All 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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A

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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCowden-Herrick CUSD 3A ranks 206 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,966).#206 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCowden-Herrick CUSD 3A is the number 696 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 322 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#696 of 865
  3. Central City SD 133The next larger Illinois district: 323 students in fall 2022, $12,632 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,632
  4. Virginia SchoolsThe next smaller Illinois district: 321 students in fall 2022, $14,227 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,227
  5. Compare Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A with Central City SD 133Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School, its largest high school168 students in 2024-25, 9.9 per teacher.168
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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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A

  1. How many schools and students are in Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 343 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A spend per student?
    $16,966 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 $17,221 per student, up 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A's money come from?
    $6,987,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.9% state, 29.8% local and 15.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 40 of the 340 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.8%, 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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A scored proficient or above: 45-49% 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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A?
    80% or more of the 24 students in Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A'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 Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A's NCES district ID?
    1700176. 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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