Morrison CUSD 6

Public school district · Whiteside County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1726710

Morrison CUSD 6 spent $14,621 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 4 schools enrolled 973 students in 2024-25; 41.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,230 per student, down 2.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (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 Morrison CUSD 6 in enrollment (962 to 997 students) and Morrison CUSD 6 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Morrison CUSD 6, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High Scho…$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD…$17,098Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Carlyle Community Unit School …$15,425Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517Meridian Community Unit School…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Morrison CUSD 6, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Carlyle Community Unit School Distr…$15,425Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517Meridian Community Unit School Dist…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Morrison CUSD 6, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Carlyle Community Unit School District #1$15,425Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517Meridian Community Unit School District #15$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Morrison CUSD 6, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 $15,425; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Carlyle Community Unit School District…$15,425Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517Meridian Community Unit School District…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$17,322,000 in revenue: 41.9% state, 51.2% local and 6.9% federal. Total spending including $581,000 of capital outlay was $16,366,000, or $16,700 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Morrison CUSD 6 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,262,000; Local $8,869,000; Federal $1,191,000; total $17,322,000.
  • State$7,262,000 42%
  • Local$8,869,000 51%
  • Federal$1,191,000 7%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

980 students in 2022-23, 985 students in 2023-24, 973 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Morrison CUSD 6 enrollment by school year2022-23: 980, 2023-24: 985, 2024-25: 97302505007501k2022-239802023-249852024-25973
Morrison CUSD 6 enrollment by school year2022-23: 980, 2023-24: 985, 2024-25: 97302505007501k2022-239802023-249852024-25973
Morrison CUSD 6 enrollment by school year2022-23: 980, 2023-24: 985, 2024-25: 97302505007501k2022-239802023-249852024-25973
Morrison CUSD 6 enrollment by school year2022-23: 980, 2023-24: 985, 2024-25: 97302505007501k2022-239802023-249852024-25973

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2398071.713.7
2023-2498564.615.3
2024-2597366.214.7

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 Morrison CUSD 6 scored proficient or above: 34% 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 arts34%29.9%506

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

80-84% of the 80 students in Morrison CUSD 6'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 rate80‑84%87.6%
Students in the class80149,998

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, 464 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northside School26416.0not reportedTargeted program
Southside School20014.6not 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, 215 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Morrison Jr High School21515.4not 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, 294 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Morrison High School29413.4not 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.

Contact Morrison CUSD 6

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 Morrison CUSD 6

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMorrison CUSD 6 ranks 332 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,621).#332 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMorrison CUSD 6 is the number 386 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 980 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#386 of 865
  3. LaGrange Highlands SD 106The next larger Illinois district: 981 students in fall 2022, $20,035 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,035
  4. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5The next smaller Illinois district: 968 students in fall 2022, $17,098 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,098
  5. Compare Morrison CUSD 6 with LaGrange Highlands SD 106Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Morrison High School, its largest high school294 students in 2024-25, 13.4 per teacher.294
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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 Morrison CUSD 6

  1. How many schools and students are in Morrison CUSD 6?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 973 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Morrison CUSD 6 spend per student?
    $14,621 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 $14,230 per student, down 2.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Morrison CUSD 6's money come from?
    $17,322,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.9% state, 51.2% local and 6.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Morrison CUSD 6 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 108 of the 1,063 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.2%, 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 Morrison CUSD 6 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Morrison CUSD 6 scored proficient or above: 34% 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 Morrison CUSD 6?
    80-84% of the 80 students in Morrison CUSD 6'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 Morrison CUSD 6's NCES district ID?
    1726710. 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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