CUSD 200

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1742180

CUSD 200 spent $19,208 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 59% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 20 schools enrolled 11,639 students in 2024-25; 26.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,298 per student, up 5.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 CUSD 200 in enrollment (10,282 to 12,674 students) and CUSD 200 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to CUSD 200, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; Champaign Unit 4 $21,009; Palatine CCSD 15 $19,671; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345St. Charles Community Unit Sch…$21,044Champaign Unit 4$21,009Palatine CCSD 15$19,671CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No…$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to CUSD 200, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; Champaign Unit 4 $21,009; Palatine CCSD 15 $19,671; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345St. Charles Community Unit School D…$21,044Champaign Unit 4$21,009Palatine CCSD 15$19,671CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to CUSD 200, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; Champaign Unit 4 $21,009; Palatine CCSD 15 $19,671; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345St. Charles Community Unit School District…$21,044Champaign Unit 4$21,009Palatine CCSD 15$19,671CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to CUSD 200, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; Champaign Unit 4 $21,009; Palatine CCSD 15 $19,671; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345St. Charles Community Unit School Distr…$21,044Champaign Unit 4$21,009Palatine CCSD 15$19,671CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$275,116,000 in revenue: 26.7% state, 68.2% local and 5.1% federal. Total spending including $11,612,000 of capital outlay was $247,960,000, or $21,306 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

CUSD 200 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $73,386,000; Local $187,602,000; Federal $14,128,000; total $275,116,000.
  • State$73,386,000 27%
  • Local$187,602,000 68%
  • Federal$14,128,000 5%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

11,638 students in 2022-23, 11,632 students in 2023-24, 11,639 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

CUSD 200 enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,638, 2023-24: 11,632, 2024-25: 11,63905k10k15k2022-2311,6382023-2411,6322024-2511,639
CUSD 200 enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,638, 2023-24: 11,632, 2024-25: 11,63905k10k15k2022-2311,6382023-2411,6322024-2511,639
CUSD 200 enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,638, 2023-24: 11,632, 2024-25: 11,63905k10k15k2022-2311,6382023-2411,6322024-2511,639
CUSD 200 enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,638, 2023-24: 11,632, 2024-25: 11,63905k10k15k2022-2311,6382023-2411,6322024-2511,639

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311,638882.913.2
2023-2411,632858.313.6
2024-2511,639875.013.3

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 CUSD 200 scored proficient or above: 44% 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 arts44%29.9%5,937

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

95% of the 901 students in CUSD 200'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 rate95%87.6%
Students in the class901149,998

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.

13 elementary schools, 5,055 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pleasant Hill Elementary School58313.8not reportedSchoolwide program
Wiesbrook Elementary School49617.2not reportedNot Title I
Clifford Johnson School47311.0not reportedSchoolwide program
Lincoln Elementary School45813.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Whittier Elementary School43313.9not reportedNot Title I
Bower Elementary School4069.4not reportedEligible, no program
Carl Sandburg Elementary School40213.7not reportedSchoolwide program
Washington Elementary School39512.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Madison Elementary School36011.5not reportedEligible, no program
Longfellow Elementary School31814.5not reportedNot Title I
Lowell Elementary School28311.7not reportedSchoolwide program
Emerson Elementary School26310.8not reportedNot Title I
One more elementary school
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hawthorne Elementary School1858.1not 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.

4 middle schools, 2,555 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Monroe Middle School71612.9not reportedEligible, no program
Hubble Middle School67912.6not reportedEligible, no program
Edison Middle School63514.0not reportedNot Title I
Franklin Middle School52511.8not reportedNot Title I

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.

2 high schools, 3,727 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wheaton Warrenville South High School1,86414.9not reportedNot Title I
Wheaton North High School1,86314.5not reportedNot Title I

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, 302 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson Early Childhood Center30218.4not 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 CUSD 200

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 CUSD 200

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCUSD 200 ranks 156 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,208).#156 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCUSD 200 is the number 19 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 11,638 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#19 of 865
  3. St. Charles Community Unit School District 303The next larger Illinois district: 11,801 students in fall 2022, $21,044 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,044
  4. Aurora West USD 129The next smaller Illinois district: 11,211 students in fall 2022, $16,379 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,379
  5. Compare CUSD 200 with St. Charles Community Unit School District 303Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wheaton Warrenville South High School, its largest high school1,864 students in 2024-25, 14.9 per teacher.1,864
  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 CUSD 200

  1. How many schools and students are in CUSD 200?
    20 schools were open in 2024-25 (13 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 11,639 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does CUSD 200 spend per student?
    $19,208 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 $20,298 per student, up 5.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does CUSD 200's money come from?
    $275,116,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.7% state, 68.2% local and 5.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in CUSD 200 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 574 of the 13,842 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.1%, 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 CUSD 200 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in CUSD 200 scored proficient or above: 44% 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 CUSD 200?
    95% of the 901 students in CUSD 200'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 CUSD 200's NCES district ID?
    1742180. 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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