Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3

Public school district · Champaign County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1724060

Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 spent $9,950 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the least of the 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 3,468 students in 2024-25; 35.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,620 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (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 Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 in enrollment (3,357 to 3,508 students) and Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3, FY23West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Kildeer Countryside School District 96 $22,281; North Chicago SD 187 $20,023; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30kWest Chicago ESD 33$28,160Freeport SD 145$22,580Kildeer Countryside School Dis…$22,281North Chicago SD 187$20,023Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060Kirby SD 140$18,646North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3, FY23West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Kildeer Countryside School District 96 $22,281; North Chicago SD 187 $20,023; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30kWest Chicago ESD 33$28,160Freeport SD 145$22,580Kildeer Countryside School District…$22,281North Chicago SD 187$20,023Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060Kirby SD 140$18,646North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3, FY23West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Kildeer Countryside School District 96 $22,281; North Chicago SD 187 $20,023; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30kWest Chicago ESD 33$28,160Freeport SD 145$22,580Kildeer Countryside School District 96$22,281North Chicago SD 187$20,023Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060Kirby SD 140$18,646North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3, FY23West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Kildeer Countryside School District 96 $22,281; North Chicago SD 187 $20,023; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30kWest Chicago ESD 33$28,160Freeport SD 145$22,580Kildeer Countryside School District 96$22,281North Chicago SD 187$20,023Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060Kirby SD 140$18,646North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$44,856,000 in revenue: 35.6% state, 56.7% local and 7.7% federal. Total spending including $1,332,000 of capital outlay was $37,703,000, or $11,015 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,967,000; Local $25,424,000; Federal $3,465,000; total $44,856,000.
  • State$15,967,000 36%
  • Local$25,424,000 57%
  • Federal$3,465,000 8%

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

3,423 students in 2022-23, 3,411 students in 2023-24, 3,468 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,423, 2023-24: 3,411, 2024-25: 3,46801k2k3k4k2022-233,4232023-243,4112024-253,468
Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,423, 2023-24: 3,411, 2024-25: 3,46801k2k3k4k2022-233,4232023-243,4112024-253,468
Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,423, 2023-24: 3,411, 2024-25: 3,46801k2k3k4k2022-233,4232023-243,4112024-253,468
Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,423, 2023-24: 3,411, 2024-25: 3,46801k2k3k4k2022-233,4232023-243,4112024-253,468

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,423201.517.0
2023-243,411204.516.7
2024-253,468213.516.2

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 Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 38% 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 arts38%29.9%1,737

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

94% of the 259 students in Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3'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 rate94%87.6%
Students in the class259149,998

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,606 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Middletown Prairie Elementary80514.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Lincoln Trail Elementary School80118.8not 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, 812 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School81215.2not reportedSchoolwide 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, 1,050 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mahomet-Seymour High School1,05016.5not 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.

Contact Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3

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 Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 ranks 377 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,950).#377 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 is the number 115 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,423 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#115 of 865
  3. Freeport SD 145The next larger Illinois district: 3,454 students in fall 2022, $22,580 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,580
  4. North Palos SD 117The next smaller Illinois district: 3,397 students in fall 2022, $17,694 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,694
  5. Compare Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 with Freeport SD 145Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mahomet-Seymour High School, its largest high school1,050 students in 2024-25, 16.5 per teacher.1,050
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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 Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 3,468 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 spend per student?
    $9,950 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 $10,620 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3's money come from?
    $44,856,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.6% state, 56.7% local and 7.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 158 of the 3,565 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.4%, 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 Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 38% 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 Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3?
    94% of the 259 students in Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3'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 Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3's NCES district ID?
    1724060. 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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