La Harpe Community District 347

Listed by NCES as La Harpe CSD 347 (district ID 1701381)

Public school district · Hancock County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1701381

La Harpe Community District 347 spent $17,220 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 60% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 181 students in 2024-25; 29.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,042 per student, up 16.4% 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 La Harpe Community District 347 in enrollment (197 to 204 students) and La Harpe Community District 347 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to La Harpe Community District 347, FY23Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 $23,020; Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 $20,818; Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $20,225; Rankin CSD 98 $18,239; La Harpe Community District 347 $17,220; West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 $16,588; Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94 $14,757; New Hope CCSD 6 $12,040; Miller Twp CCSD 210 $11,909; CCSD 204 $11,177; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11$23,020Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325$20,818Grand Ridge CCSD 95$20,225Rankin CSD 98$18,239La Harpe Community District 347$17,220West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92$16,588Ladd School Community Consolid…$14,757New Hope CCSD 6$12,040Miller Twp CCSD 210$11,909CCSD 204$11,177State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to La Harpe Community District 347, FY23Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 $23,020; Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 $20,818; Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $20,225; Rankin CSD 98 $18,239; La Harpe Community District 347 $17,220; West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 $16,588; Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94 $14,757; New Hope CCSD 6 $12,040; Miller Twp CCSD 210 $11,909; CCSD 204 $11,177; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11$23,020Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325$20,818Grand Ridge CCSD 95$20,225Rankin CSD 98$18,239La Harpe Community District 347$17,220West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92$16,588Ladd School Community Consolidated …$14,757New Hope CCSD 6$12,040Miller Twp CCSD 210$11,909CCSD 204$11,177State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to La Harpe Community District 347, FY23Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 $23,020; Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 $20,818; Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $20,225; Rankin CSD 98 $18,239; La Harpe Community District 347 $17,220; West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 $16,588; Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94 $14,757; New Hope CCSD 6 $12,040; Miller Twp CCSD 210 $11,909; CCSD 204 $11,177; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11$23,020Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325$20,818Grand Ridge CCSD 95$20,225Rankin CSD 98$18,239La Harpe Community District 347$17,220West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92$16,588Ladd School Community Consolidated School D…$14,757New Hope CCSD 6$12,040Miller Twp CCSD 210$11,909CCSD 204$11,177State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to La Harpe Community District 347, FY23Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 $23,020; Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 $20,818; Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $20,225; Rankin CSD 98 $18,239; La Harpe Community District 347 $17,220; West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 $16,588; Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94 $14,757; New Hope CCSD 6 $12,040; Miller Twp CCSD 210 $11,909; CCSD 204 $11,177; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11$23,020Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325$20,818Grand Ridge CCSD 95$20,225Rankin CSD 98$18,239La Harpe Community District 347$17,220West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92$16,588Ladd School Community Consolidated Scho…$14,757New Hope CCSD 6$12,040Miller Twp CCSD 210$11,909CCSD 204$11,177State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$4,507,000 in revenue: 29.0% state, 58.5% local and 12.5% federal. Total spending including $592,000 of capital outlay was $4,122,000, or $20,610 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

La Harpe Community District 347 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,305,000; Local $2,638,000; Federal $564,000; total $4,507,000.
  • State$1,305,000 29%
  • Local$2,638,000 59%
  • Federal$564,000 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

200 students in 2022-23, 190 students in 2023-24, 181 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

La Harpe Community District 347 enrollment by school year2022-23: 200, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-232002023-241902024-25181
La Harpe Community District 347 enrollment by school year2022-23: 200, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-232002023-241902024-25181
La Harpe Community District 347 enrollment by school year2022-23: 200, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-232002023-241902024-25181
La Harpe Community District 347 enrollment by school year2022-23: 200, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-232002023-241902024-25181

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320015.812.6
2023-2419018.010.6
2024-2518117.410.4

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 La Harpe Community District 347 scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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 arts20-24%29.9%110

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, 181 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
La Harpe Elementary School18110.4All 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.

Contact La Harpe Community District 347

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 La Harpe Community District 347

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLa Harpe Community District 347 ranks 188 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,220).#188 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLa Harpe Community District 347 is the number 776 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 200 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#776 of 865
  3. Rankin CSD 98The next larger Illinois district: 201 students in fall 2022, $18,239 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,239
  4. New Hope CCSD 6The next smaller Illinois district: 198 students in fall 2022, $12,040 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,040
  5. Compare La Harpe Community District 347 with Rankin CSD 98Enrollment, 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 La Harpe Community District 347

  1. How many schools and students are in La Harpe Community District 347?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 181 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does La Harpe Community District 347 spend per student?
    $17,220 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 $20,042 per student, up 16.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does La Harpe Community District 347's money come from?
    $4,507,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 29.0% state, 58.5% local and 12.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in La Harpe Community District 347 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 23 of the 201 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.4%, 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 La Harpe Community District 347 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in La Harpe Community District 347 scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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 La Harpe Community District 347's NCES district ID?
    1701381. 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 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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