CUSD 300

Public school district · McHenry County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1708550

CUSD 300 spent $17,080 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 27 schools enrolled 20,705 students in 2024-25; 36.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,172 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (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's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, CUSD 300 ranks 8.

Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School D…$22,208Naperville Community Unit Scho…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District…$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School Distri…$22,208Naperville Community Unit School Di…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School District 365-U$22,208Naperville Community Unit School District 2…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School District 3…$22,208Naperville Community Unit School Distri…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$437,059,000 in revenue: 36.8% state, 55.7% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $23,047,000 of capital outlay was $396,017,000, or $19,372 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

CUSD 300 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $160,683,000; Local $243,520,000; Federal $32,856,000; total $437,059,000.
  • State$160,683,000 37%
  • Local$243,520,000 56%
  • Federal$32,856,000 8%

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

20,443 students in 2022-23, 20,488 students in 2023-24, 20,705 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

CUSD 300 enrollment by school year2022-23: 20,443, 2023-24: 20,488, 2024-25: 20,705010k20k30k2022-2320,4432023-2420,4882024-2520,705
CUSD 300 enrollment by school year2022-23: 20,443, 2023-24: 20,488, 2024-25: 20,705010k20k30k2022-2320,4432023-2420,4882024-2520,705
CUSD 300 enrollment by school year2022-23: 20,443, 2023-24: 20,488, 2024-25: 20,705010k20k30k2022-2320,4432023-2420,4882024-2520,705
CUSD 300 enrollment by school year2022-23: 20,443, 2023-24: 20,488, 2024-25: 20,705010k20k30k2022-2320,4432023-2420,4882024-2520,705

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320,4431425.914.3
2023-2420,4881418.214.4
2024-2520,7051445.414.3

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 300 scored proficient or above: 27% 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 arts27%29.9%10,558

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

96% of the 1,753 students in CUSD 300'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 rate96%87.6%
Students in the class1,753149,998

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.

18 elementary schools, 9,701 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Westfield Community School1,28714.3not reportedNot Title I
Liberty Elementary School74916.2not reportedNot Title I
Gary D Wright Elementary School74217.9not reportedNot Title I
Gilberts Elementary School72915.5not reportedNot Title I
Lakewood School59015.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Parkview Elementary School55214.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lake in the Hills Elementary School50214.8All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School47914.1not reportedNot Title I
Big Timber Elementary School45111.8not reportedNot reported
Hampshire Elementary School44615.2not reportedNot Title I
Kenneth E Neubert Elementary School44512.3not reportedNot Title I
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School42413.9not reportedNot Title I
The other 6 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meadowdale Elementary School42114.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School40812.9not reportedNot Title I
Eastview Elementary School40110.5not reportedNot Title I
Golfview Elementary School40112.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dundee Highlands Elementary School39614.7not reportedEligible, no program
Perry Elementary School27810.8All 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.

4 middle schools, 3,477 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dundee Middle School1,14415.5not reportedNot Title I
Carpentersville Middle School1,14213.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hampshire Middle School82115.5not reportedNot Title I
Algonquin Middle School3708.8not 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.

3 high schools, 6,675 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dundee-Crown High School2,57315.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Harry D Jacobs High School2,05614.6not reportedNot Title I
Hampshire High School2,04616.9not 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 other schools, 852 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cambridge Lakes Charter School64213.1not reportedNot Title I
Delacey Family Educ Ctr2108.1All 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 CUSD 300

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 300

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCUSD 300 ranks 221 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,080).#221 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCUSD 300 is the number 6 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 20,443 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#6 of 865
  3. Plainfield SD 202The next larger Illinois district: 24,856 students in fall 2022, $15,896 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,896
  4. CUSD 308The next smaller Illinois district: 16,940 students in fall 2022, $16,904 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,904
  5. Compare CUSD 300 with Plainfield SD 202Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Dundee-Crown High School, its largest high school2,573 students in 2024-25, 15.5 per teacher.2,573
  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 300

  1. How many schools and students are in CUSD 300?
    27 schools were open in 2024-25 (18 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, 2 other), enrolling 20,705 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does CUSD 300 spend per student?
    $17,080 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 $18,172 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does CUSD 300's money come from?
    $437,059,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.8% state, 55.7% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in CUSD 300 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,547 of the 20,439 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.6%, 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 300 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in CUSD 300 scored proficient or above: 27% 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 300?
    96% of the 1,753 students in CUSD 300'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 300's NCES district ID?
    1708550. 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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