Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701

Public school district · Tazewell County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1711880

Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 spent $14,143 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 942 students in 2024-25; 46.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,363 per student, up 1.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 in enrollment (945 to 962 students) and Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701, FY23West Northfield SD 31 $25,471; Calumet City SD 155 $18,501; Bureau Valley CUSD 340 $17,114; East Peoria CHSD 309 $16,675; United CUSD 304 $16,127; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Tuscola CUSD 301 $15,372; Knoxville CUSD 202 $15,033; Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 $14,143; Morris CHSD 101 $13,388; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kWest Northfield SD 31$25,471Calumet City SD 155$18,501Bureau Valley CUSD 340$17,114East Peoria CHSD 309$16,675United CUSD 304$16,127Carlyle Community Unit School …$15,425Tuscola CUSD 301$15,372Knoxville CUSD 202$15,033Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701$14,143Morris CHSD 101$13,388State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701, FY23West Northfield SD 31 $25,471; Calumet City SD 155 $18,501; Bureau Valley CUSD 340 $17,114; East Peoria CHSD 309 $16,675; United CUSD 304 $16,127; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Tuscola CUSD 301 $15,372; Knoxville CUSD 202 $15,033; Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 $14,143; Morris CHSD 101 $13,388; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kWest Northfield SD 31$25,471Calumet City SD 155$18,501Bureau Valley CUSD 340$17,114East Peoria CHSD 309$16,675United CUSD 304$16,127Carlyle Community Unit School Distr…$15,425Tuscola CUSD 301$15,372Knoxville CUSD 202$15,033Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701$14,143Morris CHSD 101$13,388State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701, FY23West Northfield SD 31 $25,471; Calumet City SD 155 $18,501; Bureau Valley CUSD 340 $17,114; East Peoria CHSD 309 $16,675; United CUSD 304 $16,127; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Tuscola CUSD 301 $15,372; Knoxville CUSD 202 $15,033; Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 $14,143; Morris CHSD 101 $13,388; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kWest Northfield SD 31$25,471Calumet City SD 155$18,501Bureau Valley CUSD 340$17,114East Peoria CHSD 309$16,675United CUSD 304$16,127Carlyle Community Unit School District #1$15,425Tuscola CUSD 301$15,372Knoxville CUSD 202$15,033Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701$14,143Morris CHSD 101$13,388State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701, FY23West Northfield SD 31 $25,471; Calumet City SD 155 $18,501; Bureau Valley CUSD 340 $17,114; East Peoria CHSD 309 $16,675; United CUSD 304 $16,127; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Tuscola CUSD 301 $15,372; Knoxville CUSD 202 $15,033; Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 $14,143; Morris CHSD 101 $13,388; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kWest Northfield SD 31$25,471Calumet City SD 155$18,501Bureau Valley CUSD 340$17,114East Peoria CHSD 309$16,675United CUSD 304$16,127Carlyle Community Unit School District…$15,425Tuscola CUSD 301$15,372Knoxville CUSD 202$15,033Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701$14,143Morris CHSD 101$13,388State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$16,838,000 in revenue: 46.3% state, 48.0% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $804,000 of capital outlay was $15,320,000, or $16,076 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,789,000; Local $8,075,000; Federal $974,000; total $16,838,000.
  • State$7,789,000 46%
  • Local$8,075,000 48%
  • Federal$974,000 6%

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

953 students in 2022-23, 967 students in 2023-24, 942 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 enrollment by school year2022-23: 953, 2023-24: 967, 2024-25: 94202505007501k2022-239532023-249672024-25942
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 enrollment by school year2022-23: 953, 2023-24: 967, 2024-25: 94202505007501k2022-239532023-249672024-25942
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 enrollment by school year2022-23: 953, 2023-24: 967, 2024-25: 94202505007501k2022-239532023-249672024-25942
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 enrollment by school year2022-23: 953, 2023-24: 967, 2024-25: 94202505007501k2022-239532023-249672024-25942

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2395373.712.9
2023-2496772.713.3
2024-2594272.713.0

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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 scored proficient or above: 39% 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 arts39%29.9%510

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

90-94% of the 68 students in Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701'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 rate90‑94%87.6%
Students in the class68149,998

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, 432 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High43213.7not reportedTargeted 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, 217 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dee-Mack Intermediate School21713.7not 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.

1 high school, 293 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dee-Mack High School29311.6not 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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701

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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentDeer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 ranks 364 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,143).#364 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisDeer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 is the number 392 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 953 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#392 of 865
  3. Calumet City SD 155The next larger Illinois district: 955 students in fall 2022, $18,501 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,501
  4. Tuscola CUSD 301The next smaller Illinois district: 948 students in fall 2022, $15,372 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,372
  5. Compare Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 with Calumet City SD 155Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Dee-Mack High School, its largest high school293 students in 2024-25, 11.6 per teacher.293
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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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701

  1. How many schools and students are in Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 942 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 spend per student?
    $14,143 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 $14,363 per student, up 1.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701's money come from?
    $16,838,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.3% state, 48.0% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 54 of the 1,080 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.0%, 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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 scored proficient or above: 39% 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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701?
    90-94% of the 68 students in Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701'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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701's NCES district ID?
    1711880. 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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