Knoxville CUSD 202

Public school district · Knox County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1721390

Knoxville CUSD 202 spent $15,033 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 66% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 917 students in 2024-25; 43.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,236 per student, up 8.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 Knoxville CUSD 202 in enrollment (946 to 968 students) and Knoxville CUSD 202 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Knoxville CUSD 202, FY23Calumet City SD 155 $18,501; Bureau Valley CUSD 340 $17,114; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; East Peoria CHSD 309 $16,675; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Tuscola CUSD 301 $15,372; Knoxville CUSD 202 $15,033; Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 $14,143; Morris CHSD 101 $13,388; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12k14k16k18k20kCalumet City SD 155$18,501Bureau Valley CUSD 340$17,114Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD…$17,098East Peoria CHSD 309$16,675Carlyle Community Unit School …$15,425Tuscola CUSD 301$15,372Knoxville CUSD 202$15,033Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701$14,143Morris CHSD 101$13,388Meridian Community Unit School…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Knoxville CUSD 202, FY23Calumet City SD 155 $18,501; Bureau Valley CUSD 340 $17,114; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; East Peoria CHSD 309 $16,675; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Tuscola CUSD 301 $15,372; Knoxville CUSD 202 $15,033; Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 $14,143; Morris CHSD 101 $13,388; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12k14k16k18k20kCalumet City SD 155$18,501Bureau Valley CUSD 340$17,114Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098East Peoria CHSD 309$16,675Carlyle Community Unit School Distr…$15,425Tuscola CUSD 301$15,372Knoxville CUSD 202$15,033Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701$14,143Morris CHSD 101$13,388Meridian Community Unit School Dist…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Knoxville CUSD 202, FY23Calumet City SD 155 $18,501; Bureau Valley CUSD 340 $17,114; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; East Peoria CHSD 309 $16,675; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Tuscola CUSD 301 $15,372; Knoxville CUSD 202 $15,033; Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 $14,143; Morris CHSD 101 $13,388; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k14k18k20kCalumet City SD 155$18,501Bureau Valley CUSD 340$17,114Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098East Peoria CHSD 309$16,675Carlyle Community Unit School District #1$15,425Tuscola CUSD 301$15,372Knoxville CUSD 202$15,033Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701$14,143Morris CHSD 101$13,388Meridian Community Unit School District #15$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Knoxville CUSD 202, FY23Calumet City SD 155 $18,501; Bureau Valley CUSD 340 $17,114; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; East Peoria CHSD 309 $16,675; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Tuscola CUSD 301 $15,372; Knoxville CUSD 202 $15,033; Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 $14,143; Morris CHSD 101 $13,388; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k14k18k20kCalumet City SD 155$18,501Bureau Valley CUSD 340$17,114Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098East Peoria CHSD 309$16,675Carlyle Community Unit School District…$15,425Tuscola CUSD 301$15,372Knoxville CUSD 202$15,033Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701$14,143Morris CHSD 101$13,388Meridian Community Unit School District…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$18,215,000 in revenue: 43.6% state, 43.8% local and 12.5% federal. Total spending including $458,000 of capital outlay was $16,205,000, or $16,863 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Knoxville CUSD 202 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,950,000; Local $7,986,000; Federal $2,279,000; total $18,215,000.
  • State$7,950,000 44%
  • Local$7,986,000 44%
  • Federal$2,279,000 13%

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

961 students in 2022-23, 924 students in 2023-24, 917 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Knoxville CUSD 202 enrollment by school year2022-23: 961, 2023-24: 924, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-239612023-249242024-25917
Knoxville CUSD 202 enrollment by school year2022-23: 961, 2023-24: 924, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-239612023-249242024-25917
Knoxville CUSD 202 enrollment by school year2022-23: 961, 2023-24: 924, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-239612023-249242024-25917
Knoxville CUSD 202 enrollment by school year2022-23: 961, 2023-24: 924, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-239612023-249242024-25917

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2396172.013.3
2023-2492479.011.7
2024-2591767.013.7

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 Knoxville CUSD 202 scored proficient or above: 21% 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 arts21%29.9%443

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

95% or more of the 86 students in Knoxville CUSD 202'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 rate95% or more87.6%
Students in the class86149,998

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, 383 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mable Woolsey Elementary School38316.7All 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, 262 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Knoxville Jr High School26214.1All free (CEP)Eligible, no 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, 272 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Knoxville Sr High School27210.7not reportedEligible, no 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 Knoxville CUSD 202

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 Knoxville CUSD 202

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentKnoxville CUSD 202 ranks 311 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,033).#311 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisKnoxville CUSD 202 is the number 390 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 961 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#390 of 865
  3. Carlyle Community Unit School District #1The next larger Illinois district: 962 students in fall 2022, $15,425 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,425
  4. Calumet City SD 155The next smaller Illinois district: 955 students in fall 2022, $18,501 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,501
  5. Compare Knoxville CUSD 202 with Carlyle Community Unit School District #1Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Knoxville Sr High School, its largest high school272 students in 2024-25, 10.7 per teacher.272
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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 Knoxville CUSD 202

  1. How many schools and students are in Knoxville CUSD 202?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 917 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Knoxville CUSD 202 spend per student?
    $15,033 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 $16,236 per student, up 8.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Knoxville CUSD 202's money come from?
    $18,215,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.6% state, 43.8% local and 12.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Knoxville CUSD 202 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 114 of the 1,030 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.1%, 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 Knoxville CUSD 202 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Knoxville CUSD 202 scored proficient or above: 21% 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 Knoxville CUSD 202?
    95% or more of the 86 students in Knoxville CUSD 202'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 Knoxville CUSD 202's NCES district ID?
    1721390. 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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