Oakland CUSD 5

Public school district · Coles County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1729340

Oakland CUSD 5 spent $19,591 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 246 students in 2024-25; 42.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,194 per student, down 12.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (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 Oakland CUSD 5 in enrollment (239 to 257 students) and Oakland CUSD 5 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Oakland CUSD 5, FY23Scales Mound CUSD 211 $26,440; Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 $20,762; Rockdale SD 84 $20,478; Oakland CUSD 5 $19,591; Leland CUSD 1 $18,133; Edinburg CUSD 4 $17,139; Thornton SD 154 $16,416; Odin PSD 722 $15,766; Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 $14,498; Germantown Elementary School District #60 $11,280; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kScales Mound CUSD 211$26,440Spoon River Valley CUSD 4$20,762Rockdale SD 84$20,478Oakland CUSD 5$19,591Leland CUSD 1$18,133Edinburg CUSD 4$17,139Thornton SD 154$16,416Odin PSD 722$15,766Giant City Community Consolida…$14,498Germantown Elementary School D…$11,280State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Oakland CUSD 5, FY23Scales Mound CUSD 211 $26,440; Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 $20,762; Rockdale SD 84 $20,478; Oakland CUSD 5 $19,591; Leland CUSD 1 $18,133; Edinburg CUSD 4 $17,139; Thornton SD 154 $16,416; Odin PSD 722 $15,766; Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 $14,498; Germantown Elementary School District #60 $11,280; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kScales Mound CUSD 211$26,440Spoon River Valley CUSD 4$20,762Rockdale SD 84$20,478Oakland CUSD 5$19,591Leland CUSD 1$18,133Edinburg CUSD 4$17,139Thornton SD 154$16,416Odin PSD 722$15,766Giant City Community Consolidated S…$14,498Germantown Elementary School Distri…$11,280State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Oakland CUSD 5, FY23Scales Mound CUSD 211 $26,440; Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 $20,762; Rockdale SD 84 $20,478; Oakland CUSD 5 $19,591; Leland CUSD 1 $18,133; Edinburg CUSD 4 $17,139; Thornton SD 154 $16,416; Odin PSD 722 $15,766; Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 $14,498; Germantown Elementary School District #60 $11,280; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kScales Mound CUSD 211$26,440Spoon River Valley CUSD 4$20,762Rockdale SD 84$20,478Oakland CUSD 5$19,591Leland CUSD 1$18,133Edinburg CUSD 4$17,139Thornton SD 154$16,416Odin PSD 722$15,766Giant City Community Consolidated School Di…$14,498Germantown Elementary School District #60$11,280State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Oakland CUSD 5, FY23Scales Mound CUSD 211 $26,440; Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 $20,762; Rockdale SD 84 $20,478; Oakland CUSD 5 $19,591; Leland CUSD 1 $18,133; Edinburg CUSD 4 $17,139; Thornton SD 154 $16,416; Odin PSD 722 $15,766; Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 $14,498; Germantown Elementary School District #60 $11,280; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kScales Mound CUSD 211$26,440Spoon River Valley CUSD 4$20,762Rockdale SD 84$20,478Oakland CUSD 5$19,591Leland CUSD 1$18,133Edinburg CUSD 4$17,139Thornton SD 154$16,416Odin PSD 722$15,766Giant City Community Consolidated Schoo…$14,498Germantown Elementary School District #…$11,280State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$5,769,000 in revenue: 42.0% state, 48.1% local and 9.8% federal. Total spending including $71,000 of capital outlay was $5,181,000, or $20,560 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Oakland CUSD 5 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,425,000; Local $2,776,000; Federal $568,000; total $5,769,000.
  • State$2,425,000 42%
  • Local$2,776,000 48%
  • Federal$568,000 10%

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

252 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 246 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Oakland CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 252, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232522023-242472024-25246
Oakland CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 252, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232522023-242472024-25246
Oakland CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 252, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232522023-242472024-25246
Oakland CUSD 5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 252, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232522023-242472024-25246

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325228.19.0
2023-2424729.08.5
2024-2524629.58.3

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 Oakland CUSD 5 scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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 arts20-24%29.9%122

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

60-79% of the 17 students in Oakland CUSD 5'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 rate60‑79%87.6%
Students in the class17149,998

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, 185 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lake Crest Elementary School1859.7All free (CEP)Targeted 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, 61 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oakland High School615.8All free (CEP)Eligible, 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 Oakland CUSD 5

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 Oakland CUSD 5

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentOakland CUSD 5 ranks 115 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,591).#115 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisOakland CUSD 5 is the number 740 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 252 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#740 of 865
  3. Thornton SD 154The next larger Illinois district: 255 students in fall 2022, $16,416 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,416
  4. Rockdale SD 84The next smaller Illinois district: 251 students in fall 2022, $20,478 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,478
  5. Compare Oakland CUSD 5 with Thornton SD 154Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Oakland High School, its largest high school61 students in 2024-25, 5.8 per teacher.61
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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 Oakland CUSD 5

  1. How many schools and students are in Oakland CUSD 5?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 246 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Oakland CUSD 5 spend per student?
    $19,591 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 $17,194 per student, down 12.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Oakland CUSD 5's money come from?
    $5,769,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.0% state, 48.1% local and 9.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Oakland CUSD 5 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 21 of the 252 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.3%, 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 Oakland CUSD 5 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Oakland CUSD 5 scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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 Oakland CUSD 5?
    60-79% of the 17 students in Oakland CUSD 5'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 Oakland CUSD 5's NCES district ID?
    1729340. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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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