Maercker SD 60

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1724000

Maercker SD 60 spent $20,737 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 70% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,430 students in 2024-25; 25.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,153 per student, down 2.8% 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 Maercker SD 60 in enrollment (1,345 to 1,421 students) and Maercker SD 60 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Maercker SD 60, FY23Will County SD 92 $25,285; River Forest SD 90 $23,795; Maercker SD 60 $20,737; Reed Custer CUSD 255U $18,146; Steger SD 194 $17,216; Wabash CUSD 348 $16,949; Du Quoin CUSD 300 $16,375; Sherrard CUSD 200 $14,360; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25k30kWill County SD 92$25,285River Forest SD 90$23,795Maercker SD 60$20,737Reed Custer CUSD 255U$18,146Steger SD 194$17,216Wabash CUSD 348$16,949Du Quoin CUSD 300$16,375Sherrard CUSD 200$14,360Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Maercker SD 60, FY23Will County SD 92 $25,285; River Forest SD 90 $23,795; Maercker SD 60 $20,737; Reed Custer CUSD 255U $18,146; Steger SD 194 $17,216; Wabash CUSD 348 $16,949; Du Quoin CUSD 300 $16,375; Sherrard CUSD 200 $14,360; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25k30kWill County SD 92$25,285River Forest SD 90$23,795Maercker SD 60$20,737Reed Custer CUSD 255U$18,146Steger SD 194$17,216Wabash CUSD 348$16,949Du Quoin CUSD 300$16,375Sherrard CUSD 200$14,360Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Maercker SD 60, FY23Will County SD 92 $25,285; River Forest SD 90 $23,795; Maercker SD 60 $20,737; Reed Custer CUSD 255U $18,146; Steger SD 194 $17,216; Wabash CUSD 348 $16,949; Du Quoin CUSD 300 $16,375; Sherrard CUSD 200 $14,360; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25k30kWill County SD 92$25,285River Forest SD 90$23,795Maercker SD 60$20,737Reed Custer CUSD 255U$18,146Steger SD 194$17,216Wabash CUSD 348$16,949Du Quoin CUSD 300$16,375Sherrard CUSD 200$14,360Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Maercker SD 60, FY23Will County SD 92 $25,285; River Forest SD 90 $23,795; Maercker SD 60 $20,737; Reed Custer CUSD 255U $18,146; Steger SD 194 $17,216; Wabash CUSD 348 $16,949; Du Quoin CUSD 300 $16,375; Sherrard CUSD 200 $14,360; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25k30kWill County SD 92$25,285River Forest SD 90$23,795Maercker SD 60$20,737Reed Custer CUSD 255U$18,146Steger SD 194$17,216Wabash CUSD 348$16,949Du Quoin CUSD 300$16,375Sherrard CUSD 200$14,360Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$33,154,000 in revenue: 25.5% state, 69.6% local and 4.9% federal. Total spending including $731,000 of capital outlay was $32,818,000, or $23,730 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Maercker SD 60 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,448,000; Local $23,070,000; Federal $1,636,000; total $33,154,000.
  • State$8,448,000 25%
  • Local$23,070,000 70%
  • Federal$1,636,000 5%

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 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,383 students in 2022-23, 1,417 students in 2023-24, 1,430 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Maercker SD 60 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,383, 2023-24: 1,417, 2024-25: 1,43005001k1.5k2022-231,3832023-241,4172024-251,430
Maercker SD 60 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,383, 2023-24: 1,417, 2024-25: 1,43005001k1.5k2022-231,3832023-241,4172024-251,430
Maercker SD 60 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,383, 2023-24: 1,417, 2024-25: 1,43005001k1.5k2022-231,3832023-241,4172024-251,430
Maercker SD 60 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,383, 2023-24: 1,417, 2024-25: 1,43005001k1.5k2022-231,3832023-241,4172024-251,430

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,383106.413.0
2023-241,417104.413.6
2024-251,430104.413.7

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 Maercker SD 60 scored proficient or above: 43% 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 arts43%29.9%865

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.

2 elementary schools, 975 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Holmes Elementary School51913.7not reportedSchoolwide program
Maercker Elementary School45613.5not 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 middle school, 455 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Westview Hills Middle School45513.9not 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 Maercker SD 60

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 Maercker SD 60

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMaercker SD 60 ranks 113 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,737).#113 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMaercker SD 60 is the number 286 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,383 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#286 of 865
  3. Steger SD 194The next larger Illinois district: 1,415 students in fall 2022, $17,216 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,216
  4. River Forest SD 90The next smaller Illinois district: 1,378 students in fall 2022, $23,795 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,795
  5. Compare Maercker SD 60 with Steger SD 194Enrollment, 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 Maercker SD 60

  1. How many schools and students are in Maercker SD 60?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,430 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Maercker SD 60 spend per student?
    $20,737 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,153 per student, down 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Maercker SD 60's money come from?
    $33,154,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.5% state, 69.6% local and 4.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Maercker SD 60 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 116 of the 1,485 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.8%, 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 Maercker SD 60 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Maercker SD 60 scored proficient or above: 43% 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 Maercker SD 60's NCES district ID?
    1724000. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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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