Pleasant Hill CUSD 3

Public school district · Pike County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1731890

Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 spent $15,154 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 353 students in 2024-25; 41.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,291 per student, up 0.9% 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 Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 in enrollment (371 to 385 students) and Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pleasant Hill CUSD 3, FY23Seneca Township High School $36,057; Tri Point CUSD 6-J $25,396; Shiloh CUSD 1 $18,420; North Wayne CUSD 200 $17,153; Earlville CUSD 9 $16,638; Martinsville CUSD 3C $16,638; Bluford Unit School District 318 $16,401; Egyptian CUSD 5 $16,366; Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 $15,154; Colona Grade School $13,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSeneca Township High School$36,057Tri Point CUSD 6-J$25,396Shiloh CUSD 1$18,420North Wayne CUSD 200$17,153Earlville CUSD 9$16,638Martinsville CUSD 3C$16,638Bluford Unit School District 3…$16,401Egyptian CUSD 5$16,366Pleasant Hill CUSD 3$15,154Colona Grade School$13,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pleasant Hill CUSD 3, FY23Seneca Township High School $36,057; Tri Point CUSD 6-J $25,396; Shiloh CUSD 1 $18,420; North Wayne CUSD 200 $17,153; Earlville CUSD 9 $16,638; Martinsville CUSD 3C $16,638; Bluford Unit School District 318 $16,401; Egyptian CUSD 5 $16,366; Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 $15,154; Colona Grade School $13,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSeneca Township High School$36,057Tri Point CUSD 6-J$25,396Shiloh CUSD 1$18,420North Wayne CUSD 200$17,153Earlville CUSD 9$16,638Martinsville CUSD 3C$16,638Bluford Unit School District 318$16,401Egyptian CUSD 5$16,366Pleasant Hill CUSD 3$15,154Colona Grade School$13,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pleasant Hill CUSD 3, FY23Seneca Township High School $36,057; Tri Point CUSD 6-J $25,396; Shiloh CUSD 1 $18,420; North Wayne CUSD 200 $17,153; Earlville CUSD 9 $16,638; Martinsville CUSD 3C $16,638; Bluford Unit School District 318 $16,401; Egyptian CUSD 5 $16,366; Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 $15,154; Colona Grade School $13,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSeneca Township High School$36,057Tri Point CUSD 6-J$25,396Shiloh CUSD 1$18,420North Wayne CUSD 200$17,153Earlville CUSD 9$16,638Martinsville CUSD 3C$16,638Bluford Unit School District 318$16,401Egyptian CUSD 5$16,366Pleasant Hill CUSD 3$15,154Colona Grade School$13,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pleasant Hill CUSD 3, FY23Seneca Township High School $36,057; Tri Point CUSD 6-J $25,396; Shiloh CUSD 1 $18,420; North Wayne CUSD 200 $17,153; Earlville CUSD 9 $16,638; Martinsville CUSD 3C $16,638; Bluford Unit School District 318 $16,401; Egyptian CUSD 5 $16,366; Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 $15,154; Colona Grade School $13,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kSeneca Township High School$36,057Tri Point CUSD 6-J$25,396Shiloh CUSD 1$18,420North Wayne CUSD 200$17,153Earlville CUSD 9$16,638Martinsville CUSD 3C$16,638Bluford Unit School District 318$16,401Egyptian CUSD 5$16,366Pleasant Hill CUSD 3$15,154Colona Grade School$13,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$6,488,000 in revenue: 41.3% state, 43.0% local and 15.7% federal. Total spending including $286,000 of capital outlay was $6,305,000, or $16,769 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,678,000; Local $2,791,000; Federal $1,019,000; total $6,488,000.
  • State$2,678,000 41%
  • Local$2,791,000 43%
  • Federal$1,019,000 16%

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

376 students in 2022-23, 368 students in 2023-24, 353 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 368, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233762023-243682024-25353
Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 368, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233762023-243682024-25353
Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 368, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233762023-243682024-25353
Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 368, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233762023-243682024-25353

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337632.111.7
2023-2436831.011.9
2024-2535333.810.5

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 Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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 arts10-14%29.9%156

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 25 students in Pleasant Hill 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 class25149,998

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, 254 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pleasant Hill Elementary School25411.4All 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, 99 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pleasant Hill High School998.7All 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 Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill CUSD 3

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentPleasant Hill CUSD 3 ranks 305 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,154).#305 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisPleasant Hill CUSD 3 is the number 672 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 376 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#672 of 865
  3. Bluford Unit School District 318The next larger Illinois district: 377 students in fall 2022, $16,401 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,401
  4. Colona Grade SchoolThe next smaller Illinois district: 375 students in fall 2022, $13,717 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,717
  5. Compare Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 with Bluford Unit School District 318Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Pleasant Hill High School, its largest high school99 students in 2024-25, 8.7 per teacher.99
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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 Pleasant Hill CUSD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in Pleasant Hill CUSD 3?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 353 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 spend per student?
    $15,154 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 $15,291 per student, up 0.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Pleasant Hill CUSD 3's money come from?
    $6,488,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.3% state, 43.0% local and 15.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 47 of the 318 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.8%, 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 Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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 Pleasant Hill CUSD 3?
    80% or more of the 25 students in Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill CUSD 3's NCES district ID?
    1731890. 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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