Lick Creek CCSD 16

Public school district · Union County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1722860

Lick Creek CCSD 16 spent $11,568 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 126 students in 2024-25; 58.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,612 per student, up 9.0% 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 Lick Creek CCSD 16 in enrollment (133 to 147 students) and Lick Creek CCSD 16 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lick Creek CCSD 16, FY23Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 $30,850; Thomasboro CCSD 130 $21,448; Armstrong Twp HSD 225 $20,956; Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5 $18,966; Hollis Cons SD 328 $17,963; Potomac CUSD 10 $17,420; Willow Grove SD 46 $14,527; Allendale CCSD 17 $13,811; North Wamac SD 186 $13,195; Lick Creek CCSD 16 $11,568; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kGardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73$30,850Thomasboro CCSD 130$21,448Armstrong Twp HSD 225$20,956Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5$18,966Hollis Cons SD 328$17,963Potomac CUSD 10$17,420Willow Grove SD 46$14,527Allendale CCSD 17$13,811North Wamac SD 186$13,195Lick Creek CCSD 16$11,568State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lick Creek CCSD 16, FY23Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 $30,850; Thomasboro CCSD 130 $21,448; Armstrong Twp HSD 225 $20,956; Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5 $18,966; Hollis Cons SD 328 $17,963; Potomac CUSD 10 $17,420; Willow Grove SD 46 $14,527; Allendale CCSD 17 $13,811; North Wamac SD 186 $13,195; Lick Creek CCSD 16 $11,568; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kGardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73$30,850Thomasboro CCSD 130$21,448Armstrong Twp HSD 225$20,956Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5$18,966Hollis Cons SD 328$17,963Potomac CUSD 10$17,420Willow Grove SD 46$14,527Allendale CCSD 17$13,811North Wamac SD 186$13,195Lick Creek CCSD 16$11,568State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lick Creek CCSD 16, FY23Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 $30,850; Thomasboro CCSD 130 $21,448; Armstrong Twp HSD 225 $20,956; Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5 $18,966; Hollis Cons SD 328 $17,963; Potomac CUSD 10 $17,420; Willow Grove SD 46 $14,527; Allendale CCSD 17 $13,811; North Wamac SD 186 $13,195; Lick Creek CCSD 16 $11,568; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kGardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73$30,850Thomasboro CCSD 130$21,448Armstrong Twp HSD 225$20,956Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5$18,966Hollis Cons SD 328$17,963Potomac CUSD 10$17,420Willow Grove SD 46$14,527Allendale CCSD 17$13,811North Wamac SD 186$13,195Lick Creek CCSD 16$11,568State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lick Creek CCSD 16, FY23Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 $30,850; Thomasboro CCSD 130 $21,448; Armstrong Twp HSD 225 $20,956; Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5 $18,966; Hollis Cons SD 328 $17,963; Potomac CUSD 10 $17,420; Willow Grove SD 46 $14,527; Allendale CCSD 17 $13,811; North Wamac SD 186 $13,195; Lick Creek CCSD 16 $11,568; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kGardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73$30,850Thomasboro CCSD 130$21,448Armstrong Twp HSD 225$20,956Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5$18,966Hollis Cons SD 328$17,963Potomac CUSD 10$17,420Willow Grove SD 46$14,527Allendale CCSD 17$13,811North Wamac SD 186$13,195Lick Creek CCSD 16$11,568State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$1,965,000 in revenue: 58.0% state, 27.2% local and 14.9% federal. Total spending including $185,000 of capital outlay was $1,858,000, or $13,367 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lick Creek CCSD 16 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,139,000; Local $534,000; Federal $292,000; total $1,965,000.
  • State$1,139,000 58%
  • Local$534,000 27%
  • Federal$292,000 15%

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

139 students in 2022-23, 129 students in 2023-24, 126 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lick Creek CCSD 16 enrollment by school year2022-23: 139, 2023-24: 129, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231392023-241292024-25126
Lick Creek CCSD 16 enrollment by school year2022-23: 139, 2023-24: 129, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231392023-241292024-25126
Lick Creek CCSD 16 enrollment by school year2022-23: 139, 2023-24: 129, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231392023-241292024-25126
Lick Creek CCSD 16 enrollment by school year2022-23: 139, 2023-24: 129, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231392023-241292024-25126

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313912.011.6
2023-2412911.011.7
2024-2512612.010.5

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 Lick Creek CCSD 16 scored proficient or above: 15-19% 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 arts15-19%29.9%86

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, 126 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lick Creek Elementary School12610.5All 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 Lick Creek CCSD 16

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 Lick Creek CCSD 16

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLick Creek CCSD 16 ranks 456 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,568).#456 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLick Creek CCSD 16 is the number 814 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 139 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#814 of 865
  3. ACE Amandla Charter SchoolThe next larger Illinois district: 140 students in fall 2022.
  4. Armstrong Twp HSD 225The next smaller Illinois district: 135 students in fall 2022, $20,956 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,956
  5. Compare Lick Creek CCSD 16 with ACE Amandla Charter SchoolEnrollment, 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 Lick Creek CCSD 16

  1. How many schools and students are in Lick Creek CCSD 16?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 126 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lick Creek CCSD 16 spend per student?
    $11,568 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 $12,612 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lick Creek CCSD 16's money come from?
    $1,965,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 58.0% state, 27.2% local and 14.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lick Creek CCSD 16 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 15 of the 127 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.8%, 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 Lick Creek CCSD 16 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lick Creek CCSD 16 scored proficient or above: 15-19% 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 Lick Creek CCSD 16's NCES district ID?
    1722860. 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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