Madison CUSD 12

Public school district · Madison County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1723970

Madison CUSD 12 spent $22,536 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 87% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 613 students in 2024-25; 52.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,189 per student, up 25.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (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 Madison CUSD 12 in enrollment (649 to 665 students) and Madison CUSD 12 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Madison CUSD 12, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Midland CUSD 7 $13,014; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; Mendon Comm Unit School District 4 $11,955; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Niles ESD 71$20,015Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Midland CUSD 7$13,014Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249Mendon Comm Unit School Distri…$11,955State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Madison CUSD 12, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Midland CUSD 7 $13,014; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; Mendon Comm Unit School District 4 $11,955; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Niles ESD 71$20,015Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Midland CUSD 7$13,014Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249Mendon Comm Unit School District 4$11,955State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Madison CUSD 12, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Midland CUSD 7 $13,014; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; Mendon Comm Unit School District 4 $11,955; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Niles ESD 71$20,015Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Midland CUSD 7$13,014Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249Mendon Comm Unit School District 4$11,955State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Madison CUSD 12, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Midland CUSD 7 $13,014; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; Mendon Comm Unit School District 4 $11,955; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Niles ESD 71$20,015Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Midland CUSD 7$13,014Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249Mendon Comm Unit School District 4$11,955State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$18,056,000 in revenue: 52.7% state, 27.6% local and 19.7% federal. Total spending including $2,095,000 of capital outlay was $18,282,000, or $27,826 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Madison CUSD 12 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,522,000; Local $4,980,000; Federal $3,554,000; total $18,056,000.
  • State$9,522,000 53%
  • Local$4,980,000 28%
  • Federal$3,554,000 20%

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

657 students in 2022-23, 603 students in 2023-24, 613 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Madison CUSD 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 657, 2023-24: 603, 2024-25: 61302004006008002022-236572023-246032024-25613
Madison CUSD 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 657, 2023-24: 603, 2024-25: 61302004006008002022-236572023-246032024-25613
Madison CUSD 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 657, 2023-24: 603, 2024-25: 61302004006008002022-236572023-246032024-25613
Madison CUSD 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 657, 2023-24: 603, 2024-25: 61302004006008002022-236572023-246032024-25613

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365761.810.6
2023-2460358.010.4
2024-2561358.010.6

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 Madison CUSD 12 scored proficient or above: 6% 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 arts6%29.9%292

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

80-89% of the 42 students in Madison CUSD 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 rate80‑89%87.6%
Students in the class42149,998

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, 337 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bernard Long Elementary School33711.2All 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, 124 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Madison Jr High School12412.4All 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.

1 high school, 152 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Madison Senior High School1528.4All 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 Madison CUSD 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 Madison CUSD 12

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMadison CUSD 12 ranks 61 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,536).#61 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMadison CUSD 12 is the number 507 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 657 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#507 of 865
  3. Elmwood CUSD 322The next larger Illinois district: 658 students in fall 2022, $12,584 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,584
  4. Niles ESD 71The next smaller Illinois district: 655 students in fall 2022, $20,015 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,015
  5. Compare Madison CUSD 12 with Elmwood CUSD 322Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Madison Senior High School, its largest high school152 students in 2024-25, 8.4 per teacher.152
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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 Madison CUSD 12

  1. How many schools and students are in Madison CUSD 12?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 613 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Madison CUSD 12 spend per student?
    $22,536 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 $28,189 per student, up 25.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Madison CUSD 12's money come from?
    $18,056,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.7% state, 27.6% local and 19.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Madison CUSD 12 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 242 of the 698 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 34.7%, 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 Madison CUSD 12 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Madison CUSD 12 scored proficient or above: 6% 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 Madison CUSD 12?
    80-89% of the 42 students in Madison CUSD 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 Madison CUSD 12's NCES district ID?
    1723970. 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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