Washington District 50 Schools

Listed by NCES as District 50 Schools (district ID 1741010)

Public school district · Tazewell County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1741010

Washington District 50 Schools spent $15,950 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 577 students in 2024-25; 56.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,923 per student, up 12.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Washington District 50 Schools in enrollment (600 to 614 students) and Washington District 50 Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Washington District 50 Schools, FY23Erie CUSD 1 $26,320; West Prairie CUSD 103 $21,021; Washington District 50 Schools $15,950; Central SD 104 $15,837; Spring Valley CCSD 99 $15,359; Fairfield Public School District 112 $14,738; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $13,785; Fisher CUSD 1 $13,509; Dieterich CUSD 30 $11,187; Breese ESD 12 $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20k25k30kErie CUSD 1$26,320West Prairie CUSD 103$21,021Washington District 50 Schools$15,950Central SD 104$15,837Spring Valley CCSD 99$15,359Fairfield Public School Distri…$14,738Sesser-Valier Community Unit S…$13,785Fisher CUSD 1$13,509Dieterich CUSD 30$11,187Breese ESD 12$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Washington District 50 Schools, FY23Erie CUSD 1 $26,320; West Prairie CUSD 103 $21,021; Washington District 50 Schools $15,950; Central SD 104 $15,837; Spring Valley CCSD 99 $15,359; Fairfield Public School District 112 $14,738; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $13,785; Fisher CUSD 1 $13,509; Dieterich CUSD 30 $11,187; Breese ESD 12 $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20k25k30kErie CUSD 1$26,320West Prairie CUSD 103$21,021Washington District 50 Schools$15,950Central SD 104$15,837Spring Valley CCSD 99$15,359Fairfield Public School District 112$14,738Sesser-Valier Community Unit School…$13,785Fisher CUSD 1$13,509Dieterich CUSD 30$11,187Breese ESD 12$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Washington District 50 Schools, FY23Erie CUSD 1 $26,320; West Prairie CUSD 103 $21,021; Washington District 50 Schools $15,950; Central SD 104 $15,837; Spring Valley CCSD 99 $15,359; Fairfield Public School District 112 $14,738; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $13,785; Fisher CUSD 1 $13,509; Dieterich CUSD 30 $11,187; Breese ESD 12 $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k15k25k30kErie CUSD 1$26,320West Prairie CUSD 103$21,021Washington District 50 Schools$15,950Central SD 104$15,837Spring Valley CCSD 99$15,359Fairfield Public School District 112$14,738Sesser-Valier Community Unit School Distric…$13,785Fisher CUSD 1$13,509Dieterich CUSD 30$11,187Breese ESD 12$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Washington District 50 Schools, FY23Erie CUSD 1 $26,320; West Prairie CUSD 103 $21,021; Washington District 50 Schools $15,950; Central SD 104 $15,837; Spring Valley CCSD 99 $15,359; Fairfield Public School District 112 $14,738; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $13,785; Fisher CUSD 1 $13,509; Dieterich CUSD 30 $11,187; Breese ESD 12 $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k15k25k30kErie CUSD 1$26,320West Prairie CUSD 103$21,021Washington District 50 Schools$15,950Central SD 104$15,837Spring Valley CCSD 99$15,359Fairfield Public School District 112$14,738Sesser-Valier Community Unit School Dis…$13,785Fisher CUSD 1$13,509Dieterich CUSD 30$11,187Breese ESD 12$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$11,551,000 in revenue: 56.0% state, 32.2% local and 11.9% federal. Total spending including $86,000 of capital outlay was $10,788,000, or $17,831 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Washington District 50 Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,464,000; Local $3,715,000; Federal $1,372,000; total $11,551,000.
  • State$6,464,000 56%
  • Local$3,715,000 32%
  • Federal$1,372,000 12%

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

605 students in 2022-23, 586 students in 2023-24, 577 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Washington District 50 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 605, 2023-24: 586, 2024-25: 57702004006008002022-236052023-245862024-25577
Washington District 50 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 605, 2023-24: 586, 2024-25: 57702004006008002022-236052023-245862024-25577
Washington District 50 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 605, 2023-24: 586, 2024-25: 57702004006008002022-236052023-245862024-25577
Washington District 50 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 605, 2023-24: 586, 2024-25: 57702004006008002022-236052023-245862024-25577

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360552.011.6
2023-2458652.011.3
2024-2557750.011.5

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 Washington District 50 Schools scored proficient or above: 10% 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 arts10%29.9%398

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.

1 elementary school, 262 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
J L Hensey Elementary School26212.5All 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, 315 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Beverly Manor Elementary School31510.9All 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 Washington District 50 Schools

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 Washington District 50 Schools

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWashington District 50 Schools ranks 259 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,950).#259 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWashington District 50 Schools is the number 539 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 605 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#539 of 865
  3. Erie CUSD 1The next larger Illinois district: 606 students in fall 2022, $26,320 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,320
  4. Central SD 104The next smaller Illinois district: 600 students in fall 2022, $15,837 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,837
  5. Compare Washington District 50 Schools with Erie CUSD 1Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Washington District 50 Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Washington District 50 Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 577 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Washington District 50 Schools spend per student?
    $15,950 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 $17,923 per student, up 12.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Washington District 50 Schools' money come from?
    $11,551,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.0% state, 32.2% local and 11.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Washington District 50 Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 81 of the 690 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.7%, 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 Washington District 50 Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Washington District 50 Schools scored proficient or above: 10% 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 Washington District 50 Schools' NCES district ID?
    1741010. 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 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