Lexington CUSD 7

Public school district · McLean County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1722710

Lexington CUSD 7 spent $15,286 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 63% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 511 students in 2024-25; 25.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,652 per student, up 87.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 Lexington CUSD 7 in enrollment (486 to 494 students) and Lexington CUSD 7 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lexington CUSD 7, FY23Sunset Ridge SD 29 $34,506; CCSD 180 $29,517; Seneca Grade School $24,345; Mendota Twp HSD 280 $20,588; Lexington CUSD 7 $15,286; Pope Co CUD 1 $14,807; Carrollton Community $14,200; New Athens CUSD 60 $14,055; Payson CUSD 1 $12,858; Crab Orchard CUSD 3 $11,990; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSunset Ridge SD 29$34,506CCSD 180$29,517Seneca Grade School$24,345Mendota Twp HSD 280$20,588Lexington CUSD 7$15,286Pope Co CUD 1$14,807Carrollton Community$14,200New Athens CUSD 60$14,055Payson CUSD 1$12,858Crab Orchard CUSD 3$11,990State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lexington CUSD 7, FY23Sunset Ridge SD 29 $34,506; CCSD 180 $29,517; Seneca Grade School $24,345; Mendota Twp HSD 280 $20,588; Lexington CUSD 7 $15,286; Pope Co CUD 1 $14,807; Carrollton Community $14,200; New Athens CUSD 60 $14,055; Payson CUSD 1 $12,858; Crab Orchard CUSD 3 $11,990; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSunset Ridge SD 29$34,506CCSD 180$29,517Seneca Grade School$24,345Mendota Twp HSD 280$20,588Lexington CUSD 7$15,286Pope Co CUD 1$14,807Carrollton Community$14,200New Athens CUSD 60$14,055Payson CUSD 1$12,858Crab Orchard CUSD 3$11,990State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lexington CUSD 7, FY23Sunset Ridge SD 29 $34,506; CCSD 180 $29,517; Seneca Grade School $24,345; Mendota Twp HSD 280 $20,588; Lexington CUSD 7 $15,286; Pope Co CUD 1 $14,807; Carrollton Community $14,200; New Athens CUSD 60 $14,055; Payson CUSD 1 $12,858; Crab Orchard CUSD 3 $11,990; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSunset Ridge SD 29$34,506CCSD 180$29,517Seneca Grade School$24,345Mendota Twp HSD 280$20,588Lexington CUSD 7$15,286Pope Co CUD 1$14,807Carrollton Community$14,200New Athens CUSD 60$14,055Payson CUSD 1$12,858Crab Orchard CUSD 3$11,990State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lexington CUSD 7, FY23Sunset Ridge SD 29 $34,506; CCSD 180 $29,517; Seneca Grade School $24,345; Mendota Twp HSD 280 $20,588; Lexington CUSD 7 $15,286; Pope Co CUD 1 $14,807; Carrollton Community $14,200; New Athens CUSD 60 $14,055; Payson CUSD 1 $12,858; Crab Orchard CUSD 3 $11,990; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSunset Ridge SD 29$34,506CCSD 180$29,517Seneca Grade School$24,345Mendota Twp HSD 280$20,588Lexington CUSD 7$15,286Pope Co CUD 1$14,807Carrollton Community$14,200New Athens CUSD 60$14,055Payson CUSD 1$12,858Crab Orchard CUSD 3$11,990State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$11,021,000 in revenue: 25.9% state, 69.9% local and 4.3% federal. Total spending including $1,425,000 of capital outlay was $9,585,000, or $19,601 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lexington CUSD 7 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,851,000; Local $7,700,000; Federal $470,000; total $11,021,000.
  • State$2,851,000 26%
  • Local$7,700,000 70%
  • Federal$470,000 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 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

489 students in 2022-23, 486 students in 2023-24, 511 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lexington CUSD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 486, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-234892023-244862024-25511
Lexington CUSD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 486, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-234892023-244862024-25511
Lexington CUSD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 486, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-234892023-244862024-25511
Lexington CUSD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 486, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-234892023-244862024-25511

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348938.012.9
2023-2448639.612.3
2024-2551139.812.8

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 Lexington CUSD 7 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 arts40%29.9%255

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

90% or more of the 36 students in Lexington CUSD 7'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 rate90% or more87.6%
Students in the class36149,998

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, 238 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lexington Elementary School23812.2not 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.

1 middle school, 110 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lexington Jr High School11016.3not 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.

1 high school, 163 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lexington High School16312.1not 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 Lexington CUSD 7

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 Lexington CUSD 7

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLexington CUSD 7 ranks 296 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,286).#296 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLexington CUSD 7 is the number 597 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 489 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#597 of 865
  3. Carrollton Community School DistrictThe next larger Illinois district: 490 students in fall 2022, $14,200 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,200
  4. Crab Orchard CUSD 3The next smaller Illinois district: 488 students in fall 2022, $11,990 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,990
  5. Compare Lexington CUSD 7 with Carrollton Community School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lexington High School, its largest high school163 students in 2024-25, 12.1 per teacher.163
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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 Lexington CUSD 7

  1. How many schools and students are in Lexington CUSD 7?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 511 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lexington CUSD 7 spend per student?
    $15,286 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 $28,652 per student, up 87.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lexington CUSD 7's money come from?
    $11,021,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.9% state, 69.9% local and 4.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lexington CUSD 7 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 24 of the 570 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.2%, 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 Lexington CUSD 7 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lexington CUSD 7 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 Lexington CUSD 7?
    90% or more of the 36 students in Lexington CUSD 7'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 Lexington CUSD 7's NCES district ID?
    1722710. 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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