Orion CUSD 223

Public school district · Henry County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1730200

Orion CUSD 223 spent $12,666 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 92% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 963 students in 2024-25; 32.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,268 per student, up 4.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Orion CUSD 223 in enrollment (985 to 1,011 students) and Orion CUSD 223 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Orion CUSD 223, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; Worth SD 127 $18,679; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Cumberland CUSD 77 $12,805; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High Scho…$20,181Worth SD 127$18,679Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Itasca SD 10$15,782Central CUSD 4$14,941Cumberland CUSD 77$12,805Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Orion CUSD 223, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; Worth SD 127 $18,679; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Cumberland CUSD 77 $12,805; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181Worth SD 127$18,679Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Itasca SD 10$15,782Central CUSD 4$14,941Cumberland CUSD 77$12,805Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Orion CUSD 223, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; Worth SD 127 $18,679; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Cumberland CUSD 77 $12,805; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181Worth SD 127$18,679Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Itasca SD 10$15,782Central CUSD 4$14,941Cumberland CUSD 77$12,805Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Orion CUSD 223, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; Worth SD 127 $18,679; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Cumberland CUSD 77 $12,805; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181Worth SD 127$18,679Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Itasca SD 10$15,782Central CUSD 4$14,941Cumberland CUSD 77$12,805Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$16,877,000 in revenue: 32.7% state, 61.5% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $4,732,000 of capital outlay was $18,470,000, or $18,488 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Orion CUSD 223 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,513,000; Local $10,386,000; Federal $978,000; total $16,877,000.
  • State$5,513,000 33%
  • Local$10,386,000 62%
  • Federal$978,000 6%

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

999 students in 2022-23, 982 students in 2023-24, 963 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Orion CUSD 223 enrollment by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 982, 2024-25: 96302505007501k2022-239992023-249822024-25963
Orion CUSD 223 enrollment by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 982, 2024-25: 96302505007501k2022-239992023-249822024-25963
Orion CUSD 223 enrollment by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 982, 2024-25: 96302505007501k2022-239992023-249822024-25963
Orion CUSD 223 enrollment by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 982, 2024-25: 96302505007501k2022-239992023-249822024-25963

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2399965.815.2
2023-2498268.614.3
2024-2596368.214.1

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 Orion CUSD 223 scored proficient or above: 45% 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 arts45%29.9%530

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

90-94% of the 84 students in Orion CUSD 223'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 rate90‑94%87.6%
Students in the class84149,998

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, 434 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
C R Hanna Elementary School43413.7not 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, 244 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Orion Middle School24414.2not 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.

1 high school, 285 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Orion High School28514.7not 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 Orion CUSD 223

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 Orion CUSD 223

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentOrion CUSD 223 ranks 431 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,666).#431 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisOrion CUSD 223 is the number 379 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 999 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#379 of 865
  3. Itasca SD 10The next larger Illinois district: 1,000 students in fall 2022, $15,782 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,782
  4. Carbondale Community High SchoolThe next smaller Illinois district: 997 students in fall 2022, $20,181 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,181
  5. Compare Orion CUSD 223 with Itasca SD 10Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Orion High School, its largest high school285 students in 2024-25, 14.7 per teacher.285
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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 Orion CUSD 223

  1. How many schools and students are in Orion CUSD 223?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 963 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Orion CUSD 223 spend per student?
    $12,666 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 $13,268 per student, up 4.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Orion CUSD 223's money come from?
    $16,877,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.7% state, 61.5% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Orion CUSD 223 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 36 of the 974 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.7%, 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 Orion CUSD 223 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Orion CUSD 223 scored proficient or above: 45% 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 Orion CUSD 223?
    90-94% of the 84 students in Orion CUSD 223'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 Orion CUSD 223's NCES district ID?
    1730200. 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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