Flora CUSD 35

Public school district · Clay County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1715400

Flora CUSD 35 spent $10,897 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 99% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,320 students in 2024-25; 52.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,933 per student, up 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (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 Flora CUSD 35 in enrollment (1,324 to 1,346 students) and Flora CUSD 35 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Flora CUSD 35, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Flora CUSD 35, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Flora CUSD 35, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Flora CUSD 35, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$19,237,000 in revenue: 52.5% state, 31.4% local and 16.1% federal. Total spending including $949,000 of capital outlay was $17,105,000, or $12,717 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Flora CUSD 35 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,109,000; Local $6,035,000; Federal $3,093,000; total $19,237,000.
  • State$10,109,000 53%
  • Local$6,035,000 31%
  • Federal$3,093,000 16%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,345 students in 2022-23, 1,339 students in 2023-24, 1,320 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Flora CUSD 35 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,345, 2023-24: 1,339, 2024-25: 1,32005001k1.5k2022-231,3452023-241,3392024-251,320
Flora CUSD 35 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,345, 2023-24: 1,339, 2024-25: 1,32005001k1.5k2022-231,3452023-241,3392024-251,320
Flora CUSD 35 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,345, 2023-24: 1,339, 2024-25: 1,32005001k1.5k2022-231,3452023-241,3392024-251,320
Flora CUSD 35 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,345, 2023-24: 1,339, 2024-25: 1,32005001k1.5k2022-231,3452023-241,3392024-251,320

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,34598.913.6
2023-241,33998.913.5
2024-251,320103.112.8

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 Flora CUSD 35 scored proficient or above: 46% 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 arts46%29.9%661

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

80-84% of the 105 students in Flora CUSD 35'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 rate80‑84%87.6%
Students in the class105149,998

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, 672 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Flora Elementary School67213.3All 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, 295 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Floyd Henson Jr High School29512.8All 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 high school, 353 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Flora High School35312.0All 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 Flora CUSD 35

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 Flora CUSD 35

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentFlora CUSD 35 ranks 375 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,897).#375 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisFlora CUSD 35 is the number 293 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,345 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#293 of 865
  3. Wesclin CUSD 3The next larger Illinois district: 1,346 students in fall 2022, $12,984 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,984
  4. Bloomingdale SD 13The next smaller Illinois district: 1,344 students in fall 2022, $15,872 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,872
  5. Compare Flora CUSD 35 with Wesclin CUSD 3Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Flora High School, its largest high school353 students in 2024-25, 12.0 per teacher.353
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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 Flora CUSD 35

  1. How many schools and students are in Flora CUSD 35?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,320 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Flora CUSD 35 spend per student?
    $10,897 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 $10,933 per student, up 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Flora CUSD 35's money come from?
    $19,237,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.5% state, 31.4% local and 16.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Flora CUSD 35 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 210 of the 1,280 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.4%, 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 Flora CUSD 35 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Flora CUSD 35 scored proficient or above: 46% 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 Flora CUSD 35?
    80-84% of the 105 students in Flora CUSD 35'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 Flora CUSD 35's NCES district ID?
    1715400. 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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