Harvard CUSD 50

Public school district · McHenry County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1718420

Harvard CUSD 50 spent $18,744 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,532 students in 2024-25; 53.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,292 per student, up 8.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (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 Harvard CUSD 50 in enrollment (2,487 to 2,521 students) and Harvard CUSD 50 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Harvard CUSD 50, FY23Rich Township High School District 227 $34,994; Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 $21,137; Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 $20,960; Berwyn North SD 98 $20,692; Summit Hill SD 161 $19,549; Prairie-Hills ESD 144 $19,068; Harvard CUSD 50 $18,744; Indian Springs SD 109 $18,573; Lansing SD 158 $15,578; O'Fallon Township High School District 203 $15,425; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kRich Township High School Dist…$34,994Zion-Benton Township High Scho…$21,137Aptakisic-Tripp School Distric…$20,960Berwyn North SD 98$20,692Summit Hill SD 161$19,549Prairie-Hills ESD 144$19,068Harvard CUSD 50$18,744Indian Springs SD 109$18,573Lansing SD 158$15,578O'Fallon Township High School …$15,425State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Harvard CUSD 50, FY23Rich Township High School District 227 $34,994; Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 $21,137; Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 $20,960; Berwyn North SD 98 $20,692; Summit Hill SD 161 $19,549; Prairie-Hills ESD 144 $19,068; Harvard CUSD 50 $18,744; Indian Springs SD 109 $18,573; Lansing SD 158 $15,578; O'Fallon Township High School District 203 $15,425; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kRich Township High School District …$34,994Zion-Benton Township High School Di…$21,137Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102$20,960Berwyn North SD 98$20,692Summit Hill SD 161$19,549Prairie-Hills ESD 144$19,068Harvard CUSD 50$18,744Indian Springs SD 109$18,573Lansing SD 158$15,578O'Fallon Township High School Distr…$15,425State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Harvard CUSD 50, FY23Rich Township High School District 227 $34,994; Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 $21,137; Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 $20,960; Berwyn North SD 98 $20,692; Summit Hill SD 161 $19,549; Prairie-Hills ESD 144 $19,068; Harvard CUSD 50 $18,744; Indian Springs SD 109 $18,573; Lansing SD 158 $15,578; O'Fallon Township High School District 203 $15,425; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kRich Township High School District 227$34,994Zion-Benton Township High School District 1…$21,137Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102$20,960Berwyn North SD 98$20,692Summit Hill SD 161$19,549Prairie-Hills ESD 144$19,068Harvard CUSD 50$18,744Indian Springs SD 109$18,573Lansing SD 158$15,578O'Fallon Township High School District 203$15,425State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Harvard CUSD 50, FY23Rich Township High School District 227 $34,994; Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 $21,137; Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 $20,960; Berwyn North SD 98 $20,692; Summit Hill SD 161 $19,549; Prairie-Hills ESD 144 $19,068; Harvard CUSD 50 $18,744; Indian Springs SD 109 $18,573; Lansing SD 158 $15,578; O'Fallon Township High School District 203 $15,425; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kRich Township High School District 227$34,994Zion-Benton Township High School Distri…$21,137Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102$20,960Berwyn North SD 98$20,692Summit Hill SD 161$19,549Prairie-Hills ESD 144$19,068Harvard CUSD 50$18,744Indian Springs SD 109$18,573Lansing SD 158$15,578O'Fallon Township High School District…$15,425State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$61,089,000 in revenue: 53.9% state, 34.9% local and 11.2% federal. Total spending including $2,981,000 of capital outlay was $52,221,000, or $20,805 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Harvard CUSD 50 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $32,931,000; Local $21,344,000; Federal $6,814,000; total $61,089,000.
  • State$32,931,000 54%
  • Local$21,344,000 35%
  • Federal$6,814,000 11%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,510 students in 2022-23, 2,499 students in 2023-24, 2,532 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Harvard CUSD 50 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,510, 2023-24: 2,499, 2024-25: 2,53201k2k3k2022-232,5102023-242,4992024-252,532
Harvard CUSD 50 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,510, 2023-24: 2,499, 2024-25: 2,53201k2k3k2022-232,5102023-242,4992024-252,532
Harvard CUSD 50 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,510, 2023-24: 2,499, 2024-25: 2,53201k2k3k2022-232,5102023-242,4992024-252,532
Harvard CUSD 50 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,510, 2023-24: 2,499, 2024-25: 2,53201k2k3k2022-232,5102023-242,4992024-252,532

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,510220.911.4
2023-242,499221.011.3
2024-252,532235.010.8

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 Harvard CUSD 50 scored proficient or above: 11% 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 arts11%29.9%1,314

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

75-79% of the 197 students in Harvard CUSD 50'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 rate75‑79%87.6%
Students in the class197149,998

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.

2 elementary schools, 974 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Crosby Elementary School65510.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jefferson Elementary School3199.4All 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.

1 middle school, 593 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harvard Jr High School59311.6All 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 high school, 815 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harvard High School81510.4All 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.

1 other school, 150 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washington Elementary School15015.0not reportedSchoolwide 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 Harvard CUSD 50

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 Harvard CUSD 50

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentHarvard CUSD 50 ranks 167 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,744).#167 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisHarvard CUSD 50 is the number 160 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,510 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#160 of 865
  3. Prairie-Hills ESD 144The next larger Illinois district: 2,511 students in fall 2022, $19,068 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,068
  4. Summit Hill SD 161The next smaller Illinois district: 2,499 students in fall 2022, $19,549 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,549
  5. Compare Harvard CUSD 50 with Prairie-Hills ESD 144Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Harvard High School, its largest high school815 students in 2024-25, 10.4 per teacher.815
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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 Harvard CUSD 50

  1. How many schools and students are in Harvard CUSD 50?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,532 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Harvard CUSD 50 spend per student?
    $18,744 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 $20,292 per student, up 8.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Harvard CUSD 50's money come from?
    $61,089,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 53.9% state, 34.9% local and 11.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Harvard CUSD 50 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 293 of the 2,377 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.3%, 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 Harvard CUSD 50 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Harvard CUSD 50 scored proficient or above: 11% 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 Harvard CUSD 50?
    75-79% of the 197 students in Harvard CUSD 50'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 Harvard CUSD 50's NCES district ID?
    1718420. 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 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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