Pennoyer SD 79

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1731200

Pennoyer SD 79 spent $13,835 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 419 students in 2024-25; 25.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,708 per student, up 13.5% 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 Pennoyer SD 79 in enrollment (435 to 449 students) and Pennoyer SD 79 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pennoyer SD 79, FY23Laraway CCSD 70C $32,027; Woodland CUSD 5 $21,630; Chaney-Monge SD 88 $20,720; Panhandle CUSD 2 $17,676; Alden Hebron SD 19 $17,457; Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 $17,105; N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 $15,749; Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 $15,662; Fairfield Community High School $15,036; Pennoyer SD 79 $13,835; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kLaraway CCSD 70C$32,027Woodland CUSD 5$21,630Chaney-Monge SD 88$20,720Panhandle CUSD 2$17,676Alden Hebron SD 19$17,457Roanoke Benson CUSD 60$17,105N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102$15,749Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2$15,662Fairfield Community High School$15,036Pennoyer SD 79$13,835State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pennoyer SD 79, FY23Laraway CCSD 70C $32,027; Woodland CUSD 5 $21,630; Chaney-Monge SD 88 $20,720; Panhandle CUSD 2 $17,676; Alden Hebron SD 19 $17,457; Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 $17,105; N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 $15,749; Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 $15,662; Fairfield Community High School $15,036; Pennoyer SD 79 $13,835; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kLaraway CCSD 70C$32,027Woodland CUSD 5$21,630Chaney-Monge SD 88$20,720Panhandle CUSD 2$17,676Alden Hebron SD 19$17,457Roanoke Benson CUSD 60$17,105N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102$15,749Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2$15,662Fairfield Community High School$15,036Pennoyer SD 79$13,835State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pennoyer SD 79, FY23Laraway CCSD 70C $32,027; Woodland CUSD 5 $21,630; Chaney-Monge SD 88 $20,720; Panhandle CUSD 2 $17,676; Alden Hebron SD 19 $17,457; Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 $17,105; N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 $15,749; Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 $15,662; Fairfield Community High School $15,036; Pennoyer SD 79 $13,835; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kLaraway CCSD 70C$32,027Woodland CUSD 5$21,630Chaney-Monge SD 88$20,720Panhandle CUSD 2$17,676Alden Hebron SD 19$17,457Roanoke Benson CUSD 60$17,105N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102$15,749Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2$15,662Fairfield Community High School$15,036Pennoyer SD 79$13,835State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pennoyer SD 79, FY23Laraway CCSD 70C $32,027; Woodland CUSD 5 $21,630; Chaney-Monge SD 88 $20,720; Panhandle CUSD 2 $17,676; Alden Hebron SD 19 $17,457; Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 $17,105; N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 $15,749; Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 $15,662; Fairfield Community High School $15,036; Pennoyer SD 79 $13,835; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kLaraway CCSD 70C$32,027Woodland CUSD 5$21,630Chaney-Monge SD 88$20,720Panhandle CUSD 2$17,676Alden Hebron SD 19$17,457Roanoke Benson CUSD 60$17,105N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102$15,749Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2$15,662Fairfield Community High School$15,036Pennoyer SD 79$13,835State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$7,853,000 in revenue: 25.1% state, 65.6% local and 9.4% federal. Total spending including $2,830,000 of capital outlay was $9,318,000, or $21,081 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Pennoyer SD 79 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,968,000; Local $5,148,000; Federal $737,000; total $7,853,000.
  • State$1,968,000 25%
  • Local$5,148,000 66%
  • Federal$737,000 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

442 students in 2022-23, 435 students in 2023-24, 419 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pennoyer SD 79 enrollment by school year2022-23: 442, 2023-24: 435, 2024-25: 41902004006002022-234422023-244352024-25419
Pennoyer SD 79 enrollment by school year2022-23: 442, 2023-24: 435, 2024-25: 41902004006002022-234422023-244352024-25419
Pennoyer SD 79 enrollment by school year2022-23: 442, 2023-24: 435, 2024-25: 41902004006002022-234422023-244352024-25419
Pennoyer SD 79 enrollment by school year2022-23: 442, 2023-24: 435, 2024-25: 41902004006002022-234422023-244352024-25419

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344231.014.3
2023-2443531.114.0
2024-2541934.012.3

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 Pennoyer SD 79 scored proficient or above: 37% 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 arts37%29.9%274

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.

1 elementary school, 419 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pennoyer Elementary School41912.3not reportedSchoolwide 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 Pennoyer SD 79

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 Pennoyer SD 79

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentPennoyer SD 79 ranks 380 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,835).#380 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisPennoyer SD 79 is the number 627 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 442 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#627 of 865
  3. Woodland CUSD 5The next larger Illinois district: 443 students in fall 2022, $21,630 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,630
  4. Roanoke Benson CUSD 60The next smaller Illinois district: 439 students in fall 2022, $17,105 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,105
  5. Compare Pennoyer SD 79 with Woodland CUSD 5Enrollment, 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 Pennoyer SD 79

  1. How many schools and students are in Pennoyer SD 79?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 419 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pennoyer SD 79 spend per student?
    $13,835 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 $15,708 per student, up 13.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Pennoyer SD 79's money come from?
    $7,853,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.1% state, 65.6% local and 9.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Pennoyer SD 79 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 57 of the 470 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.1%, 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 Pennoyer SD 79 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Pennoyer SD 79 scored proficient or above: 37% 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 Pennoyer SD 79's NCES district ID?
    1731200. 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 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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