Illini Bluffs School District #327

Listed by NCES as Illini Bluffs CUSD 327 (district ID 1719960)

Public school district · Peoria County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1719960

Illini Bluffs School District #327 spent $13,090 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 88% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 855 students in 2024-25; 24.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,713 per student, up 12.4% 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 Illini Bluffs School District #327 in enrollment (892 to 899 students) and Illini Bluffs School District #327 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Illini Bluffs School District #327, FY23Wood Dale SD 7 $23,021; Hazel Crest SD 152-5 $22,022; La Salle Elementary School District 122 $19,772; Morton Grove SD 70 $19,507; Calumet Public SD 132 $18,737; Pecatonica CUSD 321 $15,721; Heyworth CUSD 4 $15,158; West Carroll CUSD 314 $15,158; Illini Bluffs School District #327 $13,090; Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C $12,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWood Dale SD 7$23,021Hazel Crest SD 152-5$22,022La Salle Elementary School Dis…$19,772Morton Grove SD 70$19,507Calumet Public SD 132$18,737Pecatonica CUSD 321$15,721Heyworth CUSD 4$15,158West Carroll CUSD 314$15,158Illini Bluffs School District …$13,090Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C$12,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Illini Bluffs School District #327, FY23Wood Dale SD 7 $23,021; Hazel Crest SD 152-5 $22,022; La Salle Elementary School District 122 $19,772; Morton Grove SD 70 $19,507; Calumet Public SD 132 $18,737; Pecatonica CUSD 321 $15,721; Heyworth CUSD 4 $15,158; West Carroll CUSD 314 $15,158; Illini Bluffs School District #327 $13,090; Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C $12,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWood Dale SD 7$23,021Hazel Crest SD 152-5$22,022La Salle Elementary School District…$19,772Morton Grove SD 70$19,507Calumet Public SD 132$18,737Pecatonica CUSD 321$15,721Heyworth CUSD 4$15,158West Carroll CUSD 314$15,158Illini Bluffs School District #327$13,090Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C$12,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Illini Bluffs School District #327, FY23Wood Dale SD 7 $23,021; Hazel Crest SD 152-5 $22,022; La Salle Elementary School District 122 $19,772; Morton Grove SD 70 $19,507; Calumet Public SD 132 $18,737; Pecatonica CUSD 321 $15,721; Heyworth CUSD 4 $15,158; West Carroll CUSD 314 $15,158; Illini Bluffs School District #327 $13,090; Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C $12,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWood Dale SD 7$23,021Hazel Crest SD 152-5$22,022La Salle Elementary School District 122$19,772Morton Grove SD 70$19,507Calumet Public SD 132$18,737Pecatonica CUSD 321$15,721Heyworth CUSD 4$15,158West Carroll CUSD 314$15,158Illini Bluffs School District #327$13,090Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C$12,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Illini Bluffs School District #327, FY23Wood Dale SD 7 $23,021; Hazel Crest SD 152-5 $22,022; La Salle Elementary School District 122 $19,772; Morton Grove SD 70 $19,507; Calumet Public SD 132 $18,737; Pecatonica CUSD 321 $15,721; Heyworth CUSD 4 $15,158; West Carroll CUSD 314 $15,158; Illini Bluffs School District #327 $13,090; Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C $12,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWood Dale SD 7$23,021Hazel Crest SD 152-5$22,022La Salle Elementary School District 122$19,772Morton Grove SD 70$19,507Calumet Public SD 132$18,737Pecatonica CUSD 321$15,721Heyworth CUSD 4$15,158West Carroll CUSD 314$15,158Illini Bluffs School District #327$13,090Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C$12,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$17,675,000 in revenue: 24.2% state, 69.1% local and 6.7% federal. Total spending including $2,563,000 of capital outlay was $15,231,000, or $16,980 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Illini Bluffs School District #327 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,277,000; Local $12,209,000; Federal $1,189,000; total $17,675,000.
  • State$4,277,000 24%
  • Local$12,209,000 69%
  • Federal$1,189,000 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

897 students in 2022-23, 868 students in 2023-24, 855 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Illini Bluffs School District #327 enrollment by school year2022-23: 897, 2023-24: 868, 2024-25: 85502505007501k2022-238972023-248682024-25855
Illini Bluffs School District #327 enrollment by school year2022-23: 897, 2023-24: 868, 2024-25: 85502505007501k2022-238972023-248682024-25855
Illini Bluffs School District #327 enrollment by school year2022-23: 897, 2023-24: 868, 2024-25: 85502505007501k2022-238972023-248682024-25855
Illini Bluffs School District #327 enrollment by school year2022-23: 897, 2023-24: 868, 2024-25: 85502505007501k2022-238972023-248682024-25855

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389764.813.9
2023-2486866.113.1
2024-2585566.112.9

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 Illini Bluffs School District #327 scored proficient or above: 29% 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 arts29%29.9%445

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 73 students in Illini Bluffs School District #327'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 class73149,998

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, 425 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Illini Bluffs Elementary School42513.9All free (CEP)Targeted 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, 181 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Illini Bluffs Middle School18114.5not reportedTargeted 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, 249 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Illini Bluffs High School24910.8not reportedTargeted 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 Illini Bluffs School District #327

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 Illini Bluffs School District #327

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentIllini Bluffs School District #327 ranks 414 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,090).#414 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisIllini Bluffs School District #327 is the number 418 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 897 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#418 of 865
  3. Calumet Public SD 132The next larger Illinois district: 898 students in fall 2022, $18,737 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,737
  4. Wood Dale SD 7The next smaller Illinois district: 896 students in fall 2022, $23,021 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,021
  5. Compare Illini Bluffs School District #327 with Calumet Public SD 132Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Illini Bluffs High School, its largest high school249 students in 2024-25, 10.8 per teacher.249
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Illini Bluffs School District #327

  1. How many schools and students are in Illini Bluffs School District #327?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 855 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Illini Bluffs School District #327 spend per student?
    $13,090 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 $14,713 per student, up 12.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Illini Bluffs School District #327's money come from?
    $17,675,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.2% state, 69.1% local and 6.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Illini Bluffs School District #327 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 71 of the 956 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.4%, 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 Illini Bluffs School District #327 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Illini Bluffs School District #327 scored proficient or above: 29% 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 Illini Bluffs School District #327?
    75-79% of the 73 students in Illini Bluffs School District #327'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 Illini Bluffs School District #327's NCES district ID?
    1719960. 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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