Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12

Listed by NCES as Johnsburg CUSD 12 (district ID 1720490)

Public school district · McHenry County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1720490

Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 spent $19,254 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 60% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,681 students in 2024-25; 32.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,645 per student, up 7.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 in enrollment (1,676 to 1,725 students) and Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12, FY23ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Riverside SD 96 $19,929; Queen Bee SD 16 $19,754; Roxana CUSD 1 $19,531; Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $19,254; Herscher CUSD 2 $16,729; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Prairie Central CUSD 8 $15,986; Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 $13,771; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Riverside SD 96$19,929Queen Bee SD 16$19,754Roxana CUSD 1$19,531Johnsburg Community Unit Schoo…$19,254Herscher CUSD 2$16,729Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Prairie Central CUSD 8$15,986Kinnikinnick CCSD 131$13,771State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12, FY23ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Riverside SD 96 $19,929; Queen Bee SD 16 $19,754; Roxana CUSD 1 $19,531; Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $19,254; Herscher CUSD 2 $16,729; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Prairie Central CUSD 8 $15,986; Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 $13,771; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Riverside SD 96$19,929Queen Bee SD 16$19,754Roxana CUSD 1$19,531Johnsburg Community Unit School Dis…$19,254Herscher CUSD 2$16,729Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Prairie Central CUSD 8$15,986Kinnikinnick CCSD 131$13,771State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12, FY23ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Riverside SD 96 $19,929; Queen Bee SD 16 $19,754; Roxana CUSD 1 $19,531; Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $19,254; Herscher CUSD 2 $16,729; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Prairie Central CUSD 8 $15,986; Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 $13,771; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Riverside SD 96$19,929Queen Bee SD 16$19,754Roxana CUSD 1$19,531Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12$19,254Herscher CUSD 2$16,729Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Prairie Central CUSD 8$15,986Kinnikinnick CCSD 131$13,771State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12, FY23ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Riverside SD 96 $19,929; Queen Bee SD 16 $19,754; Roxana CUSD 1 $19,531; Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $19,254; Herscher CUSD 2 $16,729; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Prairie Central CUSD 8 $15,986; Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 $13,771; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Riverside SD 96$19,929Queen Bee SD 16$19,754Roxana CUSD 1$19,531Johnsburg Community Unit School Distric…$19,254Herscher CUSD 2$16,729Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Prairie Central CUSD 8$15,986Kinnikinnick CCSD 131$13,771State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$41,134,000 in revenue: 32.1% state, 64.1% local and 3.8% federal. Total spending including $790,000 of capital outlay was $37,048,000, or $21,755 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,218,000; Local $26,364,000; Federal $1,552,000; total $41,134,000.
  • State$13,218,000 32%
  • Local$26,364,000 64%
  • Federal$1,552,000 4%

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

1,703 students in 2022-23, 1,696 students in 2023-24, 1,681 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,703, 2023-24: 1,696, 2024-25: 1,68105001k1.5k2k2022-231,7032023-241,6962024-251,681
Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,703, 2023-24: 1,696, 2024-25: 1,68105001k1.5k2k2022-231,7032023-241,6962024-251,681
Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,703, 2023-24: 1,696, 2024-25: 1,68105001k1.5k2k2022-231,7032023-241,6962024-251,681
Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,703, 2023-24: 1,696, 2024-25: 1,68105001k1.5k2k2022-231,7032023-241,6962024-251,681

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,703123.013.8
2023-241,696128.013.3
2024-251,681120.014.0

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 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 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%854

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

85-89% of the 157 students in Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12'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 rate85‑89%87.6%
Students in the class157149,998

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, 806 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ringwood School Primary Ctr42014.0not reportedTargeted program
Johnsburg Elementary School38614.4not 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 middle school, 373 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Johnsburg Jr High School37314.8not 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.

1 high school, 502 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Johnsburg High School50213.2not 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 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12

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 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentJohnsburg Community Unit School District 12 ranks 152 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,254).#152 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisJohnsburg Community Unit School District 12 is the number 235 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,703 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#235 of 865
  3. Riverside SD 96The next larger Illinois district: 1,723 students in fall 2022, $19,929 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,929
  4. Herscher CUSD 2The next smaller Illinois district: 1,695 students in fall 2022, $16,729 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,729
  5. Compare Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 with Riverside SD 96Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Johnsburg High School, its largest high school502 students in 2024-25, 13.2 per teacher.502
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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 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12

  1. How many schools and students are in Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,681 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 spend per student?
    $19,254 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 $20,645 per student, up 7.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12's money come from?
    $41,134,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.1% state, 64.1% local and 3.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 123 of the 1,912 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.4%, 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 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 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 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12?
    85-89% of the 157 students in Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12'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 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12's NCES district ID?
    1720490. 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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