Meridian CUSD 101

Public school district · Pulaski County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1726970

Meridian CUSD 101 spent $21,878 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 86% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 419 students in 2024-25; 56.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,491 per student, up 16.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 Meridian CUSD 101 in enrollment (458 to 463 students) and Meridian CUSD 101 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Meridian CUSD 101, FY23Butler SD 53 $30,639; Ford Heights SD 169 $26,389; River Ridge CUSD 210 $23,937; Hillside District 93 $23,418; Meridian CUSD 101 $21,878; Pleasant Valley SD 62 $17,272; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 $16,803; Cambridge CUSD 227 $15,245; Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 $14,113; St. Joseph-Ogden High School $13,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30k35kButler SD 53$30,639Ford Heights SD 169$26,389River Ridge CUSD 210$23,937Hillside District 93$23,418Meridian CUSD 101$21,878Pleasant Valley SD 62$17,272Okaw Valley CUSD 302$16,803Cambridge CUSD 227$15,245Cerro Gordo CUSD 100$14,113St. Joseph-Ogden High School$13,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Meridian CUSD 101, FY23Butler SD 53 $30,639; Ford Heights SD 169 $26,389; River Ridge CUSD 210 $23,937; Hillside District 93 $23,418; Meridian CUSD 101 $21,878; Pleasant Valley SD 62 $17,272; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 $16,803; Cambridge CUSD 227 $15,245; Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 $14,113; St. Joseph-Ogden High School $13,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30k35kButler SD 53$30,639Ford Heights SD 169$26,389River Ridge CUSD 210$23,937Hillside District 93$23,418Meridian CUSD 101$21,878Pleasant Valley SD 62$17,272Okaw Valley CUSD 302$16,803Cambridge CUSD 227$15,245Cerro Gordo CUSD 100$14,113St. Joseph-Ogden High School$13,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Meridian CUSD 101, FY23Butler SD 53 $30,639; Ford Heights SD 169 $26,389; River Ridge CUSD 210 $23,937; Hillside District 93 $23,418; Meridian CUSD 101 $21,878; Pleasant Valley SD 62 $17,272; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 $16,803; Cambridge CUSD 227 $15,245; Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 $14,113; St. Joseph-Ogden High School $13,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k35kButler SD 53$30,639Ford Heights SD 169$26,389River Ridge CUSD 210$23,937Hillside District 93$23,418Meridian CUSD 101$21,878Pleasant Valley SD 62$17,272Okaw Valley CUSD 302$16,803Cambridge CUSD 227$15,245Cerro Gordo CUSD 100$14,113St. Joseph-Ogden High School$13,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Meridian CUSD 101, FY23Butler SD 53 $30,639; Ford Heights SD 169 $26,389; River Ridge CUSD 210 $23,937; Hillside District 93 $23,418; Meridian CUSD 101 $21,878; Pleasant Valley SD 62 $17,272; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 $16,803; Cambridge CUSD 227 $15,245; Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 $14,113; St. Joseph-Ogden High School $13,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k35kButler SD 53$30,639Ford Heights SD 169$26,389River Ridge CUSD 210$23,937Hillside District 93$23,418Meridian CUSD 101$21,878Pleasant Valley SD 62$17,272Okaw Valley CUSD 302$16,803Cambridge CUSD 227$15,245Cerro Gordo CUSD 100$14,113St. Joseph-Ogden High School$13,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$11,714,000 in revenue: 56.8% state, 17.0% local and 26.3% federal. Total spending including $1,644,000 of capital outlay was $12,457,000, or $27,080 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Meridian CUSD 101 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,648,000; Local $1,991,000; Federal $3,075,000; total $11,714,000.
  • State$6,648,000 57%
  • Local$1,991,000 17%
  • Federal$3,075,000 26%

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

460 students in 2022-23, 442 students in 2023-24, 419 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Meridian CUSD 101 enrollment by school year2022-23: 460, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 41902004006002022-234602023-244422024-25419
Meridian CUSD 101 enrollment by school year2022-23: 460, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 41902004006002022-234602023-244422024-25419
Meridian CUSD 101 enrollment by school year2022-23: 460, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 41902004006002022-234602023-244422024-25419
Meridian CUSD 101 enrollment by school year2022-23: 460, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 41902004006002022-234602023-244422024-25419

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346049.49.3
2023-2444233.713.1
2024-2541934.412.2

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 Meridian CUSD 101 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%195

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

90% or more of the 38 students in Meridian CUSD 101'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 rate90% or more87.6%
Students in the class38149,998

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, 213 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meridian Elementary School21310.7All 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, 206 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meridian High School20614.3All 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 Meridian CUSD 101

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 Meridian CUSD 101

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMeridian CUSD 101 ranks 67 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,878).#67 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMeridian CUSD 101 is the number 615 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 460 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#615 of 865
  3. Cambridge CUSD 227The next larger Illinois district: 461 students in fall 2022, $15,245 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,245
  4. Pleasant Valley SD 62The next smaller Illinois district: 459 students in fall 2022, $17,272 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,272
  5. Compare Meridian CUSD 101 with Cambridge CUSD 227Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Meridian High School, its largest high school206 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.206
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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 Meridian CUSD 101

  1. How many schools and students are in Meridian CUSD 101?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 419 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Meridian CUSD 101 spend per student?
    $21,878 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 $25,491 per student, up 16.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Meridian CUSD 101's money come from?
    $11,714,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.8% state, 17.0% local and 26.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Meridian CUSD 101 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 178 of the 442 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 40.3%, 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 Meridian CUSD 101 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Meridian CUSD 101 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 Meridian CUSD 101?
    90% or more of the 38 students in Meridian CUSD 101'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 Meridian CUSD 101's NCES district ID?
    1726970. 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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