Milford Area PSD 124

Public school district · Iroquois County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1701416

Milford Area PSD 124 spent $19,778 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 77% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 503 students in 2024-25; 34.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,364 per student, up 8.0% 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 Milford Area PSD 124 in enrollment (508 to 532 students) and Milford Area PSD 124 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Milford Area PSD 124, FY23Rhodes SD 84-5 $28,409; Durand CUSD 322 $24,274; Milford Area PSD 124 $19,778; Lebanon CUSD 9 $18,497; Komarek SD 94 $17,982; Ridgeview CUSD 19 $16,812; Marseilles Elementary School District 150 $16,345; Western CUSD 12 $15,669; Calhoun CUSD 40 $14,174; West Washington Co CUD 10 $13,645; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kRhodes SD 84-5$28,409Durand CUSD 322$24,274Milford Area PSD 124$19,778Lebanon CUSD 9$18,497Komarek SD 94$17,982Ridgeview CUSD 19$16,812Marseilles Elementary School D…$16,345Western CUSD 12$15,669Calhoun CUSD 40$14,174West Washington Co CUD 10$13,645State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Milford Area PSD 124, FY23Rhodes SD 84-5 $28,409; Durand CUSD 322 $24,274; Milford Area PSD 124 $19,778; Lebanon CUSD 9 $18,497; Komarek SD 94 $17,982; Ridgeview CUSD 19 $16,812; Marseilles Elementary School District 150 $16,345; Western CUSD 12 $15,669; Calhoun CUSD 40 $14,174; West Washington Co CUD 10 $13,645; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kRhodes SD 84-5$28,409Durand CUSD 322$24,274Milford Area PSD 124$19,778Lebanon CUSD 9$18,497Komarek SD 94$17,982Ridgeview CUSD 19$16,812Marseilles Elementary School Distri…$16,345Western CUSD 12$15,669Calhoun CUSD 40$14,174West Washington Co CUD 10$13,645State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Milford Area PSD 124, FY23Rhodes SD 84-5 $28,409; Durand CUSD 322 $24,274; Milford Area PSD 124 $19,778; Lebanon CUSD 9 $18,497; Komarek SD 94 $17,982; Ridgeview CUSD 19 $16,812; Marseilles Elementary School District 150 $16,345; Western CUSD 12 $15,669; Calhoun CUSD 40 $14,174; West Washington Co CUD 10 $13,645; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kRhodes SD 84-5$28,409Durand CUSD 322$24,274Milford Area PSD 124$19,778Lebanon CUSD 9$18,497Komarek SD 94$17,982Ridgeview CUSD 19$16,812Marseilles Elementary School District 150$16,345Western CUSD 12$15,669Calhoun CUSD 40$14,174West Washington Co CUD 10$13,645State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Milford Area PSD 124, FY23Rhodes SD 84-5 $28,409; Durand CUSD 322 $24,274; Milford Area PSD 124 $19,778; Lebanon CUSD 9 $18,497; Komarek SD 94 $17,982; Ridgeview CUSD 19 $16,812; Marseilles Elementary School District 150 $16,345; Western CUSD 12 $15,669; Calhoun CUSD 40 $14,174; West Washington Co CUD 10 $13,645; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kRhodes SD 84-5$28,409Durand CUSD 322$24,274Milford Area PSD 124$19,778Lebanon CUSD 9$18,497Komarek SD 94$17,982Ridgeview CUSD 19$16,812Marseilles Elementary School District 1…$16,345Western CUSD 12$15,669Calhoun CUSD 40$14,174West Washington Co CUD 10$13,645State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$13,769,000 in revenue: 34.0% state, 53.8% local and 12.2% federal. Total spending including $1,022,000 of capital outlay was $13,041,000, or $25,127 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Milford Area PSD 124 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,685,000; Local $7,405,000; Federal $1,679,000; total $13,769,000.
  • State$4,685,000 34%
  • Local$7,405,000 54%
  • Federal$1,679,000 12%

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

519 students in 2022-23, 492 students in 2023-24, 503 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Milford Area PSD 124 enrollment by school year2022-23: 519, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-235192023-244922024-25503
Milford Area PSD 124 enrollment by school year2022-23: 519, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-235192023-244922024-25503
Milford Area PSD 124 enrollment by school year2022-23: 519, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-235192023-244922024-25503
Milford Area PSD 124 enrollment by school year2022-23: 519, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-235192023-244922024-25503

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351947.011.0
2023-2449249.010.0
2024-2550347.010.7

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 Milford Area PSD 124 scored proficient or above: 21% 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 arts21%29.9%261

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 53 students in Milford Area PSD 124'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 class53149,998

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, 354 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Milford Grade School West Campus35412.3All 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.

1 high school, 149 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Milford High School Campus1498.2All 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 Milford Area PSD 124

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 Milford Area PSD 124

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMilford Area PSD 124 ranks 110 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,778).#110 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMilford Area PSD 124 is the number 582 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 519 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#582 of 865
  3. Marseilles Elementary School District 150The next larger Illinois district: 521 students in fall 2022, $16,345 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,345
  4. Komarek SD 94The next smaller Illinois district: 513 students in fall 2022, $17,982 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,982
  5. Compare Milford Area PSD 124 with Marseilles Elementary School District 150Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Milford High School Campus, its largest high school149 students in 2024-25, 8.2 per teacher.149
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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 Milford Area PSD 124

  1. How many schools and students are in Milford Area PSD 124?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 503 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Milford Area PSD 124 spend per student?
    $19,778 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 $21,364 per student, up 8.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Milford Area PSD 124's money come from?
    $13,769,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.0% state, 53.8% local and 12.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Milford Area PSD 124 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 85 of the 588 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.5%, 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 Milford Area PSD 124 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Milford Area PSD 124 scored proficient or above: 21% 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 Milford Area PSD 124?
    90% or more of the 53 students in Milford Area PSD 124'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 Milford Area PSD 124's NCES district ID?
    1701416. 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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