Egyptian CUSD 5

Public school district · Alexander County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1713590

Egyptian CUSD 5 spent $16,366 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 51% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 304 students in 2024-25; 50.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,978 per student, up 16.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (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 Egyptian CUSD 5 in enrollment (371 to 385 students) and Egyptian CUSD 5 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Egyptian CUSD 5, FY23Seneca Township High School $36,057; Tri Point CUSD 6-J $25,396; Shiloh CUSD 1 $18,420; North Wayne CUSD 200 $17,153; Earlville CUSD 9 $16,638; Martinsville CUSD 3C $16,638; Bluford Unit School District 318 $16,401; Egyptian CUSD 5 $16,366; Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 $15,154; Colona Grade School $13,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSeneca Township High School$36,057Tri Point CUSD 6-J$25,396Shiloh CUSD 1$18,420North Wayne CUSD 200$17,153Earlville CUSD 9$16,638Martinsville CUSD 3C$16,638Bluford Unit School District 3…$16,401Egyptian CUSD 5$16,366Pleasant Hill CUSD 3$15,154Colona Grade School$13,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Egyptian CUSD 5, FY23Seneca Township High School $36,057; Tri Point CUSD 6-J $25,396; Shiloh CUSD 1 $18,420; North Wayne CUSD 200 $17,153; Earlville CUSD 9 $16,638; Martinsville CUSD 3C $16,638; Bluford Unit School District 318 $16,401; Egyptian CUSD 5 $16,366; Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 $15,154; Colona Grade School $13,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSeneca Township High School$36,057Tri Point CUSD 6-J$25,396Shiloh CUSD 1$18,420North Wayne CUSD 200$17,153Earlville CUSD 9$16,638Martinsville CUSD 3C$16,638Bluford Unit School District 318$16,401Egyptian CUSD 5$16,366Pleasant Hill CUSD 3$15,154Colona Grade School$13,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Egyptian CUSD 5, FY23Seneca Township High School $36,057; Tri Point CUSD 6-J $25,396; Shiloh CUSD 1 $18,420; North Wayne CUSD 200 $17,153; Earlville CUSD 9 $16,638; Martinsville CUSD 3C $16,638; Bluford Unit School District 318 $16,401; Egyptian CUSD 5 $16,366; Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 $15,154; Colona Grade School $13,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSeneca Township High School$36,057Tri Point CUSD 6-J$25,396Shiloh CUSD 1$18,420North Wayne CUSD 200$17,153Earlville CUSD 9$16,638Martinsville CUSD 3C$16,638Bluford Unit School District 318$16,401Egyptian CUSD 5$16,366Pleasant Hill CUSD 3$15,154Colona Grade School$13,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Egyptian CUSD 5, FY23Seneca Township High School $36,057; Tri Point CUSD 6-J $25,396; Shiloh CUSD 1 $18,420; North Wayne CUSD 200 $17,153; Earlville CUSD 9 $16,638; Martinsville CUSD 3C $16,638; Bluford Unit School District 318 $16,401; Egyptian CUSD 5 $16,366; Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 $15,154; Colona Grade School $13,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSeneca Township High School$36,057Tri Point CUSD 6-J$25,396Shiloh CUSD 1$18,420North Wayne CUSD 200$17,153Earlville CUSD 9$16,638Martinsville CUSD 3C$16,638Bluford Unit School District 318$16,401Egyptian CUSD 5$16,366Pleasant Hill CUSD 3$15,154Colona Grade School$13,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$9,300,000 in revenue: 50.3% state, 15.7% local and 34.0% federal. Total spending including $2,317,000 of capital outlay was $8,851,000, or $23,477 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Egyptian CUSD 5 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,677,000; Local $1,457,000; Federal $3,166,000; total $9,300,000.
  • State$4,677,000 50%
  • Local$1,457,000 16%
  • Federal$3,166,000 34%

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

377 students in 2022-23, 315 students in 2023-24, 304 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Egyptian CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 377, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233772023-243152024-25304
Egyptian CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 377, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233772023-243152024-25304
Egyptian CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 377, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233772023-243152024-25304
Egyptian CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 377, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233772023-243152024-25304

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337728.213.4
2023-2431529.410.7
2024-2530427.311.1

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 Egyptian CUSD 5 scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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 arts10-14%29.9%177

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

80-89% of the 36 students in Egyptian CUSD 5'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 rate80‑89%87.6%
Students in the class36149,998

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, 151 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Egyptian Elementary School15112.6All 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, 69 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Egyptian Jr High School6913.5All 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 high school, 84 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Egyptian Sr High School848.2All 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 Egyptian CUSD 5

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 Egyptian CUSD 5

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentEgyptian CUSD 5 ranks 237 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,366).#237 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisEgyptian CUSD 5 is the number 670 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 377 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#670 of 865
  3. Earlville CUSD 9The next larger Illinois district: 378 students in fall 2022, $16,638 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,638
  4. Pleasant Hill CUSD 3The next smaller Illinois district: 376 students in fall 2022, $15,154 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,154
  5. Compare Egyptian CUSD 5 with Earlville CUSD 9Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Egyptian Sr High School, its largest high school84 students in 2024-25, 8.2 per teacher.84
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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 Egyptian CUSD 5

  1. How many schools and students are in Egyptian CUSD 5?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 304 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Egyptian CUSD 5 spend per student?
    $16,366 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 $18,978 per student, up 16.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Egyptian CUSD 5's money come from?
    $9,300,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.3% state, 15.7% local and 34.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Egyptian CUSD 5 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 78 of the 336 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.2%, 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 Egyptian CUSD 5 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Egyptian CUSD 5 scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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 Egyptian CUSD 5?
    80-89% of the 36 students in Egyptian CUSD 5'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 Egyptian CUSD 5's NCES district ID?
    1713590. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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