High Mount School

Listed by NCES as High Mount SD 116 (district ID 1718960)

Public school district · St. Clair County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1718960

High Mount School spent $17,376 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 61% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 325 students in 2024-25; 45.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,951 per student, up 3.3% 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 High Mount School in enrollment (319 to 330 students) and High Mount School itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to High Mount School, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Rome Grade School $13,688; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Vienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Rome Grade School$13,688Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to High Mount School, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Rome Grade School $13,688; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Vienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Rome Grade School$13,688Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to High Mount School, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Rome Grade School $13,688; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Vienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Rome Grade School$13,688Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to High Mount School, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Rome Grade School $13,688; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Vienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Rome Grade School$13,688Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$8,580,000 in revenue: 45.2% state, 36.9% local and 17.9% federal. Total spending including $2,619,000 of capital outlay was $9,081,000, or $27,771 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

High Mount School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,878,000; Local $3,165,000; Federal $1,537,000; total $8,580,000.
  • State$3,878,000 45%
  • Local$3,165,000 37%
  • Federal$1,537,000 18%

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

327 students in 2022-23, 326 students in 2023-24, 325 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

High Mount School enrollment by school year2022-23: 327, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233272023-243262024-25325
High Mount School enrollment by school year2022-23: 327, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233272023-243262024-25325
High Mount School enrollment by school year2022-23: 327, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233272023-243262024-25325
High Mount School enrollment by school year2022-23: 327, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233272023-243262024-25325

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332726.012.6
2023-2432631.010.5
2024-2532531.010.5

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 High Mount School scored proficient or above: 25% 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 arts25%29.9%207

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, 325 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
High Mount Elementary School32510.5All 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.

Contact High Mount School

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 High Mount School

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentHigh Mount School ranks 183 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,376).#183 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisHigh Mount School is the number 694 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 327 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#694 of 865
  3. DePue Unit SchoolsThe next larger Illinois district: 329 students in fall 2022, $17,450 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,450
  4. Central City SD 133The next smaller Illinois district: 323 students in fall 2022, $12,632 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,632
  5. Compare High Mount School with DePue Unit SchoolsEnrollment, 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 High Mount School

  1. How many schools and students are in High Mount School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 325 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does High Mount School spend per student?
    $17,376 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 $17,951 per student, up 3.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does High Mount School's money come from?
    $8,580,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.2% state, 36.9% local and 17.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in High Mount School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 71 of the 372 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.1%, 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 High Mount School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in High Mount School scored proficient or above: 25% 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 High Mount School's NCES district ID?
    1718960. 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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