Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

Listed by NCES as Mattoon CUSD 2 (district ID 1725050)

Public school district · Coles County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1725050

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 spent $15,923 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 68% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,983 students in 2024-25; 45.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,880 per student, down 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (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 Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 in enrollment (3,029 to 3,253 students) and Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mattoon Community Unit School District 2, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #…$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Berwyn South SD 100$20,473Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School …$15,923Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mattoon Community Unit School District 2, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Berwyn South SD 100$20,473Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School Distr…$15,923Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mattoon Community Unit School District 2, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Berwyn South SD 100$20,473Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mattoon Community Unit School District 2, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Berwyn South SD 100$20,473Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$66,685,000 in revenue: 45.9% state, 40.0% local and 14.1% federal. Total spending including $11,779,000 of capital outlay was $65,567,000, or $20,901 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $30,626,000; Local $26,682,000; Federal $9,377,000; total $66,685,000.
  • State$30,626,000 46%
  • Local$26,682,000 40%
  • Federal$9,377,000 14%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,137 students in 2022-23, 3,075 students in 2023-24, 2,983 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,137, 2023-24: 3,075, 2024-25: 2,98301k2k3k4k2022-233,1372023-243,0752024-252,983
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,137, 2023-24: 3,075, 2024-25: 2,98301k2k3k4k2022-233,1372023-243,0752024-252,983
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,137, 2023-24: 3,075, 2024-25: 2,98301k2k3k4k2022-233,1372023-243,0752024-252,983
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,137, 2023-24: 3,075, 2024-25: 2,98301k2k3k4k2022-233,1372023-243,0752024-252,983

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,137193.816.2
2023-243,075202.315.2
2024-252,983202.814.7

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 Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 scored proficient or above: 24% 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 arts24%29.9%1,549

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

92% of the 239 students in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2'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 rate92%87.6%
Students in the class239149,998

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, 1,242 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School65314.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Riddle Elementary School58914.5All 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.

1 middle school, 610 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mattoon Middle School61011.5All 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.

1 high school, 888 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mattoon High School88817.0All 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 other school, 243 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Franklin Elementary School24321.1not reportedNot reported

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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Franklin Elementary School

School in Mattoon; open in 2024-25; 243 students; 21.1 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

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 Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMattoon Community Unit School District 2 ranks 257 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,923).#257 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMattoon Community Unit School District 2 is the number 132 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,137 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#132 of 865
  3. Pekin Public SchoolsThe next larger Illinois district: 3,165 students in fall 2022, $16,904 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,904
  4. Cahokia Unit School District #187The next smaller Illinois district: 3,087 students in fall 2022, $24,171 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,171
  5. Compare Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 with Pekin Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mattoon High School, its largest high school888 students in 2024-25, 17.0 per teacher.888
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

  1. How many schools and students are in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,983 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 spend per student?
    $15,923 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 $15,880 per student, down 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mattoon Community Unit School District 2's money come from?
    $66,685,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.9% state, 40.0% local and 14.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 443 of the 3,142 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.1%, 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 Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 scored proficient or above: 24% 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 Mattoon Community Unit School District 2?
    92% of the 239 students in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2'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 Mattoon Community Unit School District 2's NCES district ID?
    1725050. 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 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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