Ottawa Elementary School District

Listed by NCES as Ottawa ESD 141 (district ID 1730300)

Public school district · LaSalle County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1730300

Ottawa Elementary School District spent $18,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 52% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,747 students in 2024-25; 34.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,096 per student, down 1.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Ottawa Elementary in enrollment (1,703 to 1,771 students) and Ottawa Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ottawa Elementary, FY23Winnetka SD 36 $30,925; Riverside SD 96 $19,929; Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $19,254; Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 $18,637; Ottawa Elementary $18,290; Harrisburg CUSD 3 $17,670; Prairie Central CUSD 8 $15,986; Big Hollow $15,231; Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 $13,771; Olympia CUSD 16 $12,107; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kWinnetka SD 36$30,925Riverside SD 96$19,929Johnsburg Community Unit Schoo…$19,254Evergreen Park Elementary Scho…$18,637Ottawa Elementary$18,290Harrisburg CUSD 3$17,670Prairie Central CUSD 8$15,986Big Hollow$15,231Kinnikinnick CCSD 131$13,771Olympia CUSD 16$12,107State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ottawa Elementary, FY23Winnetka SD 36 $30,925; Riverside SD 96 $19,929; Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $19,254; Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 $18,637; Ottawa Elementary $18,290; Harrisburg CUSD 3 $17,670; Prairie Central CUSD 8 $15,986; Big Hollow $15,231; Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 $13,771; Olympia CUSD 16 $12,107; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kWinnetka SD 36$30,925Riverside SD 96$19,929Johnsburg Community Unit School Dis…$19,254Evergreen Park Elementary School Di…$18,637Ottawa Elementary$18,290Harrisburg CUSD 3$17,670Prairie Central CUSD 8$15,986Big Hollow$15,231Kinnikinnick CCSD 131$13,771Olympia CUSD 16$12,107State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ottawa Elementary, FY23Winnetka SD 36 $30,925; Riverside SD 96 $19,929; Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $19,254; Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 $18,637; Ottawa Elementary $18,290; Harrisburg CUSD 3 $17,670; Prairie Central CUSD 8 $15,986; Big Hollow $15,231; Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 $13,771; Olympia CUSD 16 $12,107; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kWinnetka SD 36$30,925Riverside SD 96$19,929Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12$19,254Evergreen Park Elementary School District 1…$18,637Ottawa Elementary$18,290Harrisburg CUSD 3$17,670Prairie Central CUSD 8$15,986Big Hollow$15,231Kinnikinnick CCSD 131$13,771Olympia CUSD 16$12,107State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ottawa Elementary, FY23Winnetka SD 36 $30,925; Riverside SD 96 $19,929; Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $19,254; Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 $18,637; Ottawa Elementary $18,290; Harrisburg CUSD 3 $17,670; Prairie Central CUSD 8 $15,986; Big Hollow $15,231; Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 $13,771; Olympia CUSD 16 $12,107; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kWinnetka SD 36$30,925Riverside SD 96$19,929Johnsburg Community Unit School Distric…$19,254Evergreen Park Elementary School Distri…$18,637Ottawa Elementary$18,290Harrisburg CUSD 3$17,670Prairie Central CUSD 8$15,986Big Hollow$15,231Kinnikinnick CCSD 131$13,771Olympia CUSD 16$12,107State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$43,366,000 in revenue: 34.4% state, 45.3% local and 20.3% federal. Total spending including $5,925,000 of capital outlay was $39,459,000, or $22,613 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ottawa Elementary School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,933,000; Local $19,648,000; Federal $8,785,000; total $43,366,000.
  • State$14,933,000 34%
  • Local$19,648,000 45%
  • Federal$8,785,000 20%

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 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,745 students in 2022-23, 1,774 students in 2023-24, 1,747 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ottawa Elementary School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,745, 2023-24: 1,774, 2024-25: 1,74705001k1.5k2k2022-231,7452023-241,7742024-251,747
Ottawa Elementary School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,745, 2023-24: 1,774, 2024-25: 1,74705001k1.5k2k2022-231,7452023-241,7742024-251,747
Ottawa Elementary School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,745, 2023-24: 1,774, 2024-25: 1,74705001k1.5k2k2022-231,7452023-241,7742024-251,747
Ottawa Elementary School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,745, 2023-24: 1,774, 2024-25: 1,74705001k1.5k2k2022-231,7452023-241,7742024-251,747

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,745142.012.3
2023-241,774140.012.7
2024-251,747135.012.9

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 Ottawa Elementary School District scored proficient or above: 27% 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 arts27%29.9%1,070

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.

3 elementary schools, 1,055 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Elementary School38713.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McKinley Elementary School36414.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jefferson Elementary School30413.3All 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.

2 middle schools, 692 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Shepherd Middle School35311.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Central Intermediate School33912.3All 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.

Contact Ottawa Elementary School District

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 Ottawa Elementary School District

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentOttawa Elementary School District ranks 182 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,290).#182 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisOttawa Elementary School District is the number 229 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,745 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#229 of 865
  3. Olympia CUSD 16The next larger Illinois district: 1,759 students in fall 2022, $12,107 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,107
  4. Big Hollow School DistrictThe next smaller Illinois district: 1,744 students in fall 2022, $15,231 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,231
  5. Compare Ottawa Elementary School District with Olympia CUSD 16Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Ottawa Elementary School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Ottawa Elementary School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 middle), enrolling 1,747 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ottawa Elementary School District spend per student?
    $18,290 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,096 per student, down 1.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ottawa Elementary School District's money come from?
    $43,366,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.4% state, 45.3% local and 20.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ottawa Elementary School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 307 of the 1,921 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.0%, 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 Ottawa Elementary School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ottawa Elementary School District scored proficient or above: 27% 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 Ottawa Elementary School District's NCES district ID?
    1730300. 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 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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