East Alton SD 13

Public school district · Madison County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1712960

East Alton SD 13 spent $17,061 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 57% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 716 students in 2024-25; 49.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,263 per student, up 18.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 East Alton SD 13 in enrollment (700 to 716 students) and East Alton SD 13 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to East Alton SD 13, FY23Fairview District 72 $25,362; Roselle SD 12 $17,941; Indian Creek $17,703; Christopher USD 99 $17,703; Amboy Community Unit School District #272 $17,197; East Alton SD 13 $17,061; Eastland CUSD 308 $16,381; Gallatin CUSD 7 $15,645; River Grove SD 85-5 $15,588; Millstadt CCSD 160 $14,006; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kFairview District 72$25,362Roselle SD 12$17,941Indian Creek$17,703Christopher USD 99$17,703Amboy Community Unit School Di…$17,197East Alton SD 13$17,061Eastland CUSD 308$16,381Gallatin CUSD 7$15,645River Grove SD 85-5$15,588Millstadt CCSD 160$14,006State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to East Alton SD 13, FY23Fairview District 72 $25,362; Roselle SD 12 $17,941; Indian Creek $17,703; Christopher USD 99 $17,703; Amboy Community Unit School District #272 $17,197; East Alton SD 13 $17,061; Eastland CUSD 308 $16,381; Gallatin CUSD 7 $15,645; River Grove SD 85-5 $15,588; Millstadt CCSD 160 $14,006; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kFairview District 72$25,362Roselle SD 12$17,941Indian Creek$17,703Christopher USD 99$17,703Amboy Community Unit School Distric…$17,197East Alton SD 13$17,061Eastland CUSD 308$16,381Gallatin CUSD 7$15,645River Grove SD 85-5$15,588Millstadt CCSD 160$14,006State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to East Alton SD 13, FY23Fairview District 72 $25,362; Roselle SD 12 $17,941; Indian Creek $17,703; Christopher USD 99 $17,703; Amboy Community Unit School District #272 $17,197; East Alton SD 13 $17,061; Eastland CUSD 308 $16,381; Gallatin CUSD 7 $15,645; River Grove SD 85-5 $15,588; Millstadt CCSD 160 $14,006; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kFairview District 72$25,362Roselle SD 12$17,941Indian Creek$17,703Christopher USD 99$17,703Amboy Community Unit School District #272$17,197East Alton SD 13$17,061Eastland CUSD 308$16,381Gallatin CUSD 7$15,645River Grove SD 85-5$15,588Millstadt CCSD 160$14,006State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to East Alton SD 13, FY23Fairview District 72 $25,362; Roselle SD 12 $17,941; Indian Creek $17,703; Christopher USD 99 $17,703; Amboy Community Unit School District #272 $17,197; East Alton SD 13 $17,061; Eastland CUSD 308 $16,381; Gallatin CUSD 7 $15,645; River Grove SD 85-5 $15,588; Millstadt CCSD 160 $14,006; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kFairview District 72$25,362Roselle SD 12$17,941Indian Creek$17,703Christopher USD 99$17,703Amboy Community Unit School District #2…$17,197East Alton SD 13$17,061Eastland CUSD 308$16,381Gallatin CUSD 7$15,645River Grove SD 85-5$15,588Millstadt CCSD 160$14,006State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$16,875,000 in revenue: 49.6% state, 35.3% local and 15.1% federal. Total spending including $965,000 of capital outlay was $14,201,000, or $19,834 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

East Alton SD 13 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,369,000; Local $5,950,000; Federal $2,556,000; total $16,875,000.
  • State$8,369,000 50%
  • Local$5,950,000 35%
  • Federal$2,556,000 15%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

716 students in 2022-23, 703 students in 2023-24, 716 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

East Alton SD 13 enrollment by school year2022-23: 716, 2023-24: 703, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237162023-247032024-25716
East Alton SD 13 enrollment by school year2022-23: 716, 2023-24: 703, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237162023-247032024-25716
East Alton SD 13 enrollment by school year2022-23: 716, 2023-24: 703, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237162023-247032024-25716
East Alton SD 13 enrollment by school year2022-23: 716, 2023-24: 703, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237162023-247032024-25716

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371659.212.1
2023-2470359.211.9
2024-2571657.612.4

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 East Alton SD 13 scored proficient or above: 16% 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 arts16%29.9%393

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, 393 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Eastwood Elementary School39310.6All 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, 193 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
East Alton Middle School19310.8All 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.

1 other school, 130 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washington Elementary School13052.0All 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 East Alton SD 13

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 East Alton SD 13

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentEast Alton SD 13 ranks 202 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,061).#202 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisEast Alton SD 13 is the number 480 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 716 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#480 of 865
  3. Salem Community High SchoolThe next larger Illinois district: 732 students in fall 2022, $11,654 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,654
  4. Amboy Community Unit School District #272The next smaller Illinois district: 715 students in fall 2022, $17,197 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,197
  5. Compare East Alton SD 13 with Salem Community High SchoolEnrollment, 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 East Alton SD 13

  1. How many schools and students are in East Alton SD 13?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 other), enrolling 716 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does East Alton SD 13 spend per student?
    $17,061 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 $20,263 per student, up 18.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does East Alton SD 13's money come from?
    $16,875,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.6% state, 35.3% local and 15.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in East Alton SD 13 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 132 of the 704 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.8%, 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 East Alton SD 13 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in East Alton SD 13 scored proficient or above: 16% 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 East Alton SD 13's NCES district ID?
    1712960. 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

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