Palestine CUSD 3

Public school district · Crawford County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1730480

Palestine CUSD 3 spent $14,540 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 72% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 354 students in 2024-25; 41.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,464 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (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 Palestine CUSD 3 in enrollment (327 to 349 students) and Palestine CUSD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Palestine CUSD 3, FY23V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Illini West H S Dist 307 $16,105; Windsor Community Unit School District #1 $15,805; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Century School District 100 $15,549; Jonesboro Elementary School District 43 $14,827; Palestine CUSD 3 $14,540; Rome Grade School $13,688; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.12k14k16k18k20kV I T CUSD 2$17,831DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Illini West H S Dist 307$16,105Windsor Community Unit School …$15,805A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Century School District 100$15,549Jonesboro Elementary School Di…$14,827Palestine CUSD 3$14,540Rome Grade School$13,688State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Palestine CUSD 3, FY23V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Illini West H S Dist 307 $16,105; Windsor Community Unit School District #1 $15,805; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Century School District 100 $15,549; Jonesboro Elementary School District 43 $14,827; Palestine CUSD 3 $14,540; Rome Grade School $13,688; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.12k14k16k18k20kV I T CUSD 2$17,831DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Illini West H S Dist 307$16,105Windsor Community Unit School Distr…$15,805A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Century School District 100$15,549Jonesboro Elementary School Distric…$14,827Palestine CUSD 3$14,540Rome Grade School$13,688State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Palestine CUSD 3, FY23V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Illini West H S Dist 307 $16,105; Windsor Community Unit School District #1 $15,805; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Century School District 100 $15,549; Jonesboro Elementary School District 43 $14,827; Palestine CUSD 3 $14,540; Rome Grade School $13,688; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.12k16k20kV I T CUSD 2$17,831DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Illini West H S Dist 307$16,105Windsor Community Unit School District #1$15,805A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Century School District 100$15,549Jonesboro Elementary School District 43$14,827Palestine CUSD 3$14,540Rome Grade School$13,688State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Palestine CUSD 3, FY23V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Illini West H S Dist 307 $16,105; Windsor Community Unit School District #1 $15,805; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Century School District 100 $15,549; Jonesboro Elementary School District 43 $14,827; Palestine CUSD 3 $14,540; Rome Grade School $13,688; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.12k16k20kV I T CUSD 2$17,831DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Illini West H S Dist 307$16,105Windsor Community Unit School District…$15,805A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Century School District 100$15,549Jonesboro Elementary School District 43$14,827Palestine CUSD 3$14,540Rome Grade School$13,688State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$5,924,000 in revenue: 41.8% state, 39.3% local and 18.9% federal. Total spending including $180,000 of capital outlay was $5,535,000, or $16,424 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Palestine CUSD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,476,000; Local $2,329,000; Federal $1,119,000; total $5,924,000.
  • State$2,476,000 42%
  • Local$2,329,000 39%
  • Federal$1,119,000 19%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

337 students in 2022-23, 345 students in 2023-24, 354 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Palestine CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 337, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-233372023-243452024-25354
Palestine CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 337, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-233372023-243452024-25354
Palestine CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 337, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-233372023-243452024-25354
Palestine CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 337, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-233372023-243452024-25354

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333727.112.4
2023-2434530.211.4
2024-2535430.211.7

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 Palestine CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 6-9% 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 arts6-9%29.9%130

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% or more of the 21 students in Palestine CUSD 3'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% or more87.6%
Students in the class21149,998

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, 274 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Palestine Grade School27412.9All 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.

1 high school, 80 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Palestine High School808.8All 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 Palestine CUSD 3

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 Palestine CUSD 3

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentPalestine CUSD 3 ranks 339 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,540).#339 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisPalestine CUSD 3 is the number 689 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 337 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#689 of 865
  3. Windsor Community Unit School District #1The next larger Illinois district: 339 students in fall 2022, $15,805 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,805
  4. Bronzeville Academy Chtr SchoolThe next smaller Illinois district: 330 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Palestine CUSD 3 with Windsor Community Unit School District #1Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Palestine High School, its largest high school80 students in 2024-25, 8.8 per teacher.80
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Palestine CUSD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in Palestine CUSD 3?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 354 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Palestine CUSD 3 spend per student?
    $14,540 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 $15,464 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Palestine CUSD 3's money come from?
    $5,924,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.8% state, 39.3% local and 18.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Palestine CUSD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 66 of the 345 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.1%, 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 Palestine CUSD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Palestine CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 6-9% 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 Palestine CUSD 3?
    80% or more of the 21 students in Palestine CUSD 3'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 Palestine CUSD 3's NCES district ID?
    1730480. 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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