New Athens CUSD 60

Public school district · St. Clair County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1727960

New Athens CUSD 60 spent $14,055 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 488 students in 2024-25; 37.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,719 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (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 New Athens CUSD 60 in enrollment (490 to 497 students) and New Athens CUSD 60 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to New Athens CUSD 60, FY23Sunset Ridge SD 29 $34,506; CCSD 180 $29,517; Salt Creek SD 48 $28,209; Mendota Twp HSD 280 $20,588; Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 $17,539; Anna-Jonesboro Community High School $16,437; Wayne City CUSD 100 $14,385; Carrollton Community $14,200; New Athens CUSD 60 $14,055; Payson CUSD 1 $12,858; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSunset Ridge SD 29$34,506CCSD 180$29,517Salt Creek SD 48$28,209Mendota Twp HSD 280$20,588Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188$17,539Anna-Jonesboro Community High …$16,437Wayne City CUSD 100$14,385Carrollton Community$14,200New Athens CUSD 60$14,055Payson CUSD 1$12,858State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to New Athens CUSD 60, FY23Sunset Ridge SD 29 $34,506; CCSD 180 $29,517; Salt Creek SD 48 $28,209; Mendota Twp HSD 280 $20,588; Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 $17,539; Anna-Jonesboro Community High School $16,437; Wayne City CUSD 100 $14,385; Carrollton Community $14,200; New Athens CUSD 60 $14,055; Payson CUSD 1 $12,858; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSunset Ridge SD 29$34,506CCSD 180$29,517Salt Creek SD 48$28,209Mendota Twp HSD 280$20,588Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188$17,539Anna-Jonesboro Community High School$16,437Wayne City CUSD 100$14,385Carrollton Community$14,200New Athens CUSD 60$14,055Payson CUSD 1$12,858State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to New Athens CUSD 60, FY23Sunset Ridge SD 29 $34,506; CCSD 180 $29,517; Salt Creek SD 48 $28,209; Mendota Twp HSD 280 $20,588; Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 $17,539; Anna-Jonesboro Community High School $16,437; Wayne City CUSD 100 $14,385; Carrollton Community $14,200; New Athens CUSD 60 $14,055; Payson CUSD 1 $12,858; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSunset Ridge SD 29$34,506CCSD 180$29,517Salt Creek SD 48$28,209Mendota Twp HSD 280$20,588Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188$17,539Anna-Jonesboro Community High School$16,437Wayne City CUSD 100$14,385Carrollton Community$14,200New Athens CUSD 60$14,055Payson CUSD 1$12,858State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to New Athens CUSD 60, FY23Sunset Ridge SD 29 $34,506; CCSD 180 $29,517; Salt Creek SD 48 $28,209; Mendota Twp HSD 280 $20,588; Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 $17,539; Anna-Jonesboro Community High School $16,437; Wayne City CUSD 100 $14,385; Carrollton Community $14,200; New Athens CUSD 60 $14,055; Payson CUSD 1 $12,858; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSunset Ridge SD 29$34,506CCSD 180$29,517Salt Creek SD 48$28,209Mendota Twp HSD 280$20,588Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188$17,539Anna-Jonesboro Community High School$16,437Wayne City CUSD 100$14,385Carrollton Community$14,200New Athens CUSD 60$14,055Payson CUSD 1$12,858State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$8,455,000 in revenue: 37.1% state, 54.1% local and 8.8% federal. Total spending including $113,000 of capital outlay was $7,640,000, or $15,466 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

New Athens CUSD 60 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,139,000; Local $4,570,000; Federal $746,000; total $8,455,000.
  • State$3,139,000 37%
  • Local$4,570,000 54%
  • Federal$746,000 9%

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

494 students in 2022-23, 499 students in 2023-24, 488 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

New Athens CUSD 60 enrollment by school year2022-23: 494, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 48802004006002022-234942023-244992024-25488
New Athens CUSD 60 enrollment by school year2022-23: 494, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 48802004006002022-234942023-244992024-25488
New Athens CUSD 60 enrollment by school year2022-23: 494, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 48802004006002022-234942023-244992024-25488
New Athens CUSD 60 enrollment by school year2022-23: 494, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 48802004006002022-234942023-244992024-25488

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349433.015.0
2023-2449933.015.1
2024-2548836.013.6

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 New Athens CUSD 60 scored proficient or above: 54% 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 arts54%29.9%249

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

80-89% of the 35 students in New Athens CUSD 60'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 rate80‑89%87.6%
Students in the class35149,998

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, 229 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Athens Elementary22915.0not 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, 95 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Athens Jr High9514.0not 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 high school, 164 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Athens High School16411.8not reportedEligible, no 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 New Athens CUSD 60

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 New Athens CUSD 60

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentNew Athens CUSD 60 ranks 369 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,055).#369 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisNew Athens CUSD 60 is the number 589 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 494 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#589 of 865
  3. Wayne City CUSD 100The next larger Illinois district: 496 students in fall 2022, $14,385 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,385
  4. Mendota Twp HSD 280The next smaller Illinois district: 493 students in fall 2022, $20,588 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,588
  5. Compare New Athens CUSD 60 with Wayne City CUSD 100Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. New Athens High School, its largest high school164 students in 2024-25, 11.8 per teacher.164
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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 New Athens CUSD 60

  1. How many schools and students are in New Athens CUSD 60?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 488 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does New Athens CUSD 60 spend per student?
    $14,055 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 $14,719 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does New Athens CUSD 60's money come from?
    $8,455,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.1% state, 54.1% local and 8.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in New Athens CUSD 60 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 39 of the 553 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.1%, 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 New Athens CUSD 60 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in New Athens CUSD 60 scored proficient or above: 54% 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 New Athens CUSD 60?
    80-89% of the 35 students in New Athens CUSD 60'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 New Athens CUSD 60's NCES district ID?
    1727960. 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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