Crete-Monee School District 201-U

Listed by NCES as Crete Monee CUSD 201U (district ID 1711250)

Public school district · Will County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1711250

Crete-Monee School District 201-U spent $22,610 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 8 schools enrolled 4,562 students in 2024-25; 37.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,596 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (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 Crete-Monee School District 201-U in enrollment (4,208 to 4,642 students) and Crete-Monee School District 201-U itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Crete-Monee School District 201-U, FY23Niles Township High Schools District 219 $35,441; Stevenson High School $30,613; CCSD 62 $25,359; Glenview School District 34 $23,633; Crete-Monee School District 201-U $22,610; Urbana SD 116 $20,461; Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 $20,096; Wauconda CUSD 118 $19,309; Proviso Township High Schools District 209 $17,530; Minooka CCSD 201 $13,808; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kNiles Township High Schools Di…$35,441Stevenson High School$30,613CCSD 62$25,359Glenview School District 34$23,633Crete-Monee School District 20…$22,610Urbana SD 116$20,461Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview…$20,096Wauconda CUSD 118$19,309Proviso Township High Schools …$17,530Minooka CCSD 201$13,808State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Crete-Monee School District 201-U, FY23Niles Township High Schools District 219 $35,441; Stevenson High School $30,613; CCSD 62 $25,359; Glenview School District 34 $23,633; Crete-Monee School District 201-U $22,610; Urbana SD 116 $20,461; Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 $20,096; Wauconda CUSD 118 $19,309; Proviso Township High Schools District 209 $17,530; Minooka CCSD 201 $13,808; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kNiles Township High Schools Distric…$35,441Stevenson High School$30,613CCSD 62$25,359Glenview School District 34$23,633Crete-Monee School District 201-U$22,610Urbana SD 116$20,461Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89$20,096Wauconda CUSD 118$19,309Proviso Township High Schools Distr…$17,530Minooka CCSD 201$13,808State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Crete-Monee School District 201-U, FY23Niles Township High Schools District 219 $35,441; Stevenson High School $30,613; CCSD 62 $25,359; Glenview School District 34 $23,633; Crete-Monee School District 201-U $22,610; Urbana SD 116 $20,461; Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 $20,096; Wauconda CUSD 118 $19,309; Proviso Township High Schools District 209 $17,530; Minooka CCSD 201 $13,808; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kNiles Township High Schools District 219$35,441Stevenson High School$30,613CCSD 62$25,359Glenview School District 34$23,633Crete-Monee School District 201-U$22,610Urbana SD 116$20,461Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89$20,096Wauconda CUSD 118$19,309Proviso Township High Schools District 209$17,530Minooka CCSD 201$13,808State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Crete-Monee School District 201-U, FY23Niles Township High Schools District 219 $35,441; Stevenson High School $30,613; CCSD 62 $25,359; Glenview School District 34 $23,633; Crete-Monee School District 201-U $22,610; Urbana SD 116 $20,461; Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 $20,096; Wauconda CUSD 118 $19,309; Proviso Township High Schools District 209 $17,530; Minooka CCSD 201 $13,808; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kNiles Township High Schools District 219$35,441Stevenson High School$30,613CCSD 62$25,359Glenview School District 34$23,633Crete-Monee School District 201-U$22,610Urbana SD 116$20,461Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89$20,096Wauconda CUSD 118$19,309Proviso Township High Schools District…$17,530Minooka CCSD 201$13,808State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$115,818,000 in revenue: 37.5% state, 52.9% local and 9.6% federal. Total spending including $33,011,000 of capital outlay was $141,982,000, or $32,159 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Crete-Monee School District 201-U revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $43,445,000; Local $61,273,000; Federal $11,100,000; total $115,818,000.
  • State$43,445,000 38%
  • Local$61,273,000 53%
  • Federal$11,100,000 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 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

4,415 students in 2022-23, 4,489 students in 2023-24, 4,562 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Crete-Monee School District 201-U enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,415, 2023-24: 4,489, 2024-25: 4,56202k4k6k2022-234,4152023-244,4892024-254,562
Crete-Monee School District 201-U enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,415, 2023-24: 4,489, 2024-25: 4,56202k4k6k2022-234,4152023-244,4892024-254,562
Crete-Monee School District 201-U enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,415, 2023-24: 4,489, 2024-25: 4,56202k4k6k2022-234,4152023-244,4892024-254,562
Crete-Monee School District 201-U enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,415, 2023-24: 4,489, 2024-25: 4,56202k4k6k2022-234,4152023-244,4892024-254,562

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,415260.616.9
2023-244,489333.513.5
2024-254,562332.013.7

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 Crete-Monee School District 201-U scored proficient or above: 15% 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 arts15%29.9%2,272

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

92% of the 362 students in Crete-Monee School District 201-U'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 rate92%87.6%
Students in the class362149,998

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.

5 elementary schools, 1,824 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Balmoral Elementary School47215.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Crete Elementary School38114.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Monee Elementary School37313.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Talala Elementary School30515.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Coretta Scott King Magnet School29313.3All 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, 1,002 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Crete-Monee Middle School1,00210.7All 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, 1,480 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Crete-Monee High School1,48015.3All 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 other school, 256 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr25616.0not reportedSchoolwide 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 Crete-Monee School District 201-U

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 Crete-Monee School District 201-U

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCrete-Monee School District 201-U ranks 76 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,610).#76 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCrete-Monee School District 201-U is the number 81 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 4,415 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#81 of 865
  3. Urbana SD 116The next larger Illinois district: 4,423 students in fall 2022, $20,461 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,461
  4. Wauconda CUSD 118The next smaller Illinois district: 4,387 students in fall 2022, $19,309 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,309
  5. Compare Crete-Monee School District 201-U with Urbana SD 116Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Crete-Monee High School, its largest high school1,480 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.1,480
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Crete-Monee School District 201-U

  1. How many schools and students are in Crete-Monee School District 201-U?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 4,562 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Crete-Monee School District 201-U spend per student?
    $22,610 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 $23,596 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Crete-Monee School District 201-U's money come from?
    $115,818,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.5% state, 52.9% local and 9.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Crete-Monee School District 201-U live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 798 of the 5,073 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.7%, 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 Crete-Monee School District 201-U do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Crete-Monee School District 201-U scored proficient or above: 15% 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 Crete-Monee School District 201-U?
    92% of the 362 students in Crete-Monee School District 201-U'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 Crete-Monee School District 201-U's NCES district ID?
    1711250. 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 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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