Fox Lake GSD 114

Public school district · Lake County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1715630

Fox Lake GSD 114 spent $21,370 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 600 students in 2024-25; 32.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,467 per student, up 5.1% 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 Fox Lake GSD 114 in enrollment (644 to 655 students) and Fox Lake GSD 114 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Fox Lake GSD 114, FY23Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Serena CUSD 2 $20,003; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Sangamon Valley Schools $16,269; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 $15,460; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kFox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Serena CUSD 2$20,003Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Sangamon Valley Schools$16,269Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Pontiac-William Holliday Schoo…$15,460Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Fox Lake GSD 114, FY23Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Serena CUSD 2 $20,003; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Sangamon Valley Schools $16,269; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 $15,460; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kFox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Serena CUSD 2$20,003Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Sangamon Valley Schools$16,269Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Pontiac-William Holliday School Dis…$15,460Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Fox Lake GSD 114, FY23Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Serena CUSD 2 $20,003; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Sangamon Valley Schools $16,269; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 $15,460; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kFox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Serena CUSD 2$20,003Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Sangamon Valley Schools$16,269Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105$15,460Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Fox Lake GSD 114, FY23Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Serena CUSD 2 $20,003; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Sangamon Valley Schools $16,269; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 $15,460; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kFox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Serena CUSD 2$20,003Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Sangamon Valley Schools$16,269Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Pontiac-William Holliday School Distric…$15,460Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$17,212,000 in revenue: 32.1% state, 61.2% local and 6.7% federal. Total spending including $4,213,000 of capital outlay was $19,992,000, or $30,804 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Fox Lake GSD 114 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,521,000; Local $10,538,000; Federal $1,153,000; total $17,212,000.
  • State$5,521,000 32%
  • Local$10,538,000 61%
  • Federal$1,153,000 7%

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

649 students in 2022-23, 632 students in 2023-24, 600 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Fox Lake GSD 114 enrollment by school year2022-23: 649, 2023-24: 632, 2024-25: 60002004006008002022-236492023-246322024-25600
Fox Lake GSD 114 enrollment by school year2022-23: 649, 2023-24: 632, 2024-25: 60002004006008002022-236492023-246322024-25600
Fox Lake GSD 114 enrollment by school year2022-23: 649, 2023-24: 632, 2024-25: 60002004006008002022-236492023-246322024-25600
Fox Lake GSD 114 enrollment by school year2022-23: 649, 2023-24: 632, 2024-25: 60002004006008002022-236492023-246322024-25600

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2364967.39.6
2023-2463268.09.3
2024-2560067.18.9

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 Fox Lake GSD 114 scored proficient or above: 17% 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 arts17%29.9%436

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, 345 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lotus School3458.6All 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, 255 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Stanton School2559.4All 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 Fox Lake GSD 114

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 Fox Lake GSD 114

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentFox Lake GSD 114 ranks 76 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,370).#76 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisFox Lake GSD 114 is the number 512 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 649 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#512 of 865
  3. Princeville CUSD 326The next larger Illinois district: 650 students in fall 2022, $17,162 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,162
  4. Serena CUSD 2The next smaller Illinois district: 646 students in fall 2022, $20,003 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,003
  5. Compare Fox Lake GSD 114 with Princeville CUSD 326Enrollment, 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 Fox Lake GSD 114

  1. How many schools and students are in Fox Lake GSD 114?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 600 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Fox Lake GSD 114 spend per student?
    $21,370 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 $22,467 per student, up 5.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Fox Lake GSD 114's money come from?
    $17,212,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.1% state, 61.2% local and 6.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Fox Lake GSD 114 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 81 of the 683 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.9%, 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 Fox Lake GSD 114 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Fox Lake GSD 114 scored proficient or above: 17% 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 Fox Lake GSD 114's NCES district ID?
    1715630. 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 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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