Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11

Public school district · Morgan County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1725680

Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 spent $23,020 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 212 students in 2024-25; 22.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,602 per student, down 14.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 in enrollment (197 to 204 students) and Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11, FY23Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 $23,020; Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 $20,818; Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $20,225; Rankin CSD 98 $18,239; La Harpe Community District 347 $17,220; West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 $16,588; Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94 $14,757; New Hope CCSD 6 $12,040; Miller Twp CCSD 210 $11,909; CCSD 204 $11,177; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11$23,020Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325$20,818Grand Ridge CCSD 95$20,225Rankin CSD 98$18,239La Harpe Community District 347$17,220West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92$16,588Ladd School Community Consolid…$14,757New Hope CCSD 6$12,040Miller Twp CCSD 210$11,909CCSD 204$11,177State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11, FY23Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 $23,020; Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 $20,818; Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $20,225; Rankin CSD 98 $18,239; La Harpe Community District 347 $17,220; West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 $16,588; Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94 $14,757; New Hope CCSD 6 $12,040; Miller Twp CCSD 210 $11,909; CCSD 204 $11,177; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11$23,020Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325$20,818Grand Ridge CCSD 95$20,225Rankin CSD 98$18,239La Harpe Community District 347$17,220West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92$16,588Ladd School Community Consolidated …$14,757New Hope CCSD 6$12,040Miller Twp CCSD 210$11,909CCSD 204$11,177State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11, FY23Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 $23,020; Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 $20,818; Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $20,225; Rankin CSD 98 $18,239; La Harpe Community District 347 $17,220; West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 $16,588; Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94 $14,757; New Hope CCSD 6 $12,040; Miller Twp CCSD 210 $11,909; CCSD 204 $11,177; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11$23,020Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325$20,818Grand Ridge CCSD 95$20,225Rankin CSD 98$18,239La Harpe Community District 347$17,220West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92$16,588Ladd School Community Consolidated School D…$14,757New Hope CCSD 6$12,040Miller Twp CCSD 210$11,909CCSD 204$11,177State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11, FY23Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 $23,020; Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 $20,818; Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $20,225; Rankin CSD 98 $18,239; La Harpe Community District 347 $17,220; West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 $16,588; Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94 $14,757; New Hope CCSD 6 $12,040; Miller Twp CCSD 210 $11,909; CCSD 204 $11,177; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11$23,020Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325$20,818Grand Ridge CCSD 95$20,225Rankin CSD 98$18,239La Harpe Community District 347$17,220West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92$16,588Ladd School Community Consolidated Scho…$14,757New Hope CCSD 6$12,040Miller Twp CCSD 210$11,909CCSD 204$11,177State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$6,852,000 in revenue: 22.2% state, 70.3% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $779,000 of capital outlay was $5,591,000, or $27,542 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,521,000; Local $4,814,000; Federal $517,000; total $6,852,000.
  • State$1,521,000 22%
  • Local$4,814,000 70%
  • Federal$517,000 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 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

203 students in 2022-23, 221 students in 2023-24, 212 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 enrollment by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232032023-242212024-25212
Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 enrollment by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232032023-242212024-25212
Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 enrollment by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232032023-242212024-25212
Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 enrollment by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232032023-242212024-25212

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320325.18.1
2023-2422124.59.0
2024-2521226.38.1

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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 scored proficient or above: 6-9% 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 arts6-9%29.9%102

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

50% or more of the 12 students in Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11'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 rate50% or more87.6%
Students in the class12149,998

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, 116 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School11610.1All free (CEP)Not Title I

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, 49 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High498.4All free (CEP)Not Title I

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, 47 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meredosia-Chambersburg High School475.3All free (CEP)Not Title I

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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11

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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 ranks 58 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,020).#58 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 is the number 771 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 203 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#771 of 865
  3. Grand Ridge CCSD 95The next larger Illinois district: 204 students in fall 2022, $20,225 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,225
  4. Ladd School Community Consolidated School District #94The next smaller Illinois district: 202 students in fall 2022, $14,757 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,757
  5. Compare Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 with Grand Ridge CCSD 95Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Meredosia-Chambersburg High School, its largest high school47 students in 2024-25, 5.3 per teacher.47
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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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11

  1. How many schools and students are in Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 212 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 spend per student?
    $23,020 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 $19,602 per student, down 14.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11's money come from?
    $6,852,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 22.2% state, 70.3% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 38 of the 213 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.8%, 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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 scored proficient or above: 6-9% 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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11?
    50% or more of the 12 students in Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11'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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11's NCES district ID?
    1725680. 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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