Polo CUSD 222

Public school district · Ogle County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1732100

Polo CUSD 222 spent $14,818 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 594 students in 2024-25; 36.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,826 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (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 Polo CUSD 222 in enrollment (577 to 600 students) and Polo CUSD 222 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Polo CUSD 222, FY23Benton Consolidated High School $19,000; Wood River-Hartford $18,522; Central SD 104 $15,837; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Polo CUSD 222 $14,818; Nokomis CUSD 22 $14,757; Shiloh Village SD 85 $13,797; Tri City CUSD 1 $13,289; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; Hamilton Schools District 328 $12,462; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kBenton Consolidated High School$19,000Wood River-Hartford$18,522Central SD 104$15,837Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Polo CUSD 222$14,818Nokomis CUSD 22$14,757Shiloh Village SD 85$13,797Tri City CUSD 1$13,289Nashville CCSD 49$12,613Hamilton Schools District 328$12,462State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Polo CUSD 222, FY23Benton Consolidated High School $19,000; Wood River-Hartford $18,522; Central SD 104 $15,837; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Polo CUSD 222 $14,818; Nokomis CUSD 22 $14,757; Shiloh Village SD 85 $13,797; Tri City CUSD 1 $13,289; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; Hamilton Schools District 328 $12,462; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kBenton Consolidated High School$19,000Wood River-Hartford$18,522Central SD 104$15,837Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Polo CUSD 222$14,818Nokomis CUSD 22$14,757Shiloh Village SD 85$13,797Tri City CUSD 1$13,289Nashville CCSD 49$12,613Hamilton Schools District 328$12,462State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Polo CUSD 222, FY23Benton Consolidated High School $19,000; Wood River-Hartford $18,522; Central SD 104 $15,837; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Polo CUSD 222 $14,818; Nokomis CUSD 22 $14,757; Shiloh Village SD 85 $13,797; Tri City CUSD 1 $13,289; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; Hamilton Schools District 328 $12,462; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20kBenton Consolidated High School$19,000Wood River-Hartford$18,522Central SD 104$15,837Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Polo CUSD 222$14,818Nokomis CUSD 22$14,757Shiloh Village SD 85$13,797Tri City CUSD 1$13,289Nashville CCSD 49$12,613Hamilton Schools District 328$12,462State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Polo CUSD 222, FY23Benton Consolidated High School $19,000; Wood River-Hartford $18,522; Central SD 104 $15,837; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Polo CUSD 222 $14,818; Nokomis CUSD 22 $14,757; Shiloh Village SD 85 $13,797; Tri City CUSD 1 $13,289; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; Hamilton Schools District 328 $12,462; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20kBenton Consolidated High School$19,000Wood River-Hartford$18,522Central SD 104$15,837Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Polo CUSD 222$14,818Nokomis CUSD 22$14,757Shiloh Village SD 85$13,797Tri City CUSD 1$13,289Nashville CCSD 49$12,613Hamilton Schools District 328$12,462State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$11,409,000 in revenue: 36.3% state, 54.9% local and 8.7% federal. Total spending including $988,000 of capital outlay was $10,479,000, or $17,791 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Polo CUSD 222 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,143,000; Local $6,268,000; Federal $998,000; total $11,409,000.
  • State$4,143,000 36%
  • Local$6,268,000 55%
  • Federal$998,000 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

589 students in 2022-23, 591 students in 2023-24, 594 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Polo CUSD 222 enrollment by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 591, 2024-25: 59402004006002022-235892023-245912024-25594
Polo CUSD 222 enrollment by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 591, 2024-25: 59402004006002022-235892023-245912024-25594
Polo CUSD 222 enrollment by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 591, 2024-25: 59402004006002022-235892023-245912024-25594
Polo CUSD 222 enrollment by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 591, 2024-25: 59402004006002022-235892023-245912024-25594

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358943.513.5
2023-2459144.013.4
2024-2559443.313.7

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 Polo CUSD 222 scored proficient or above: 46% 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 arts46%29.9%268

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

80-89% of the 43 students in Polo CUSD 222'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 rate80‑89%87.6%
Students in the class43149,998

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, 294 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Centennial Elementary School29416.0All 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 middle school, 114 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Aplington Middle School11412.8All 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, 186 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Polo Comm High School18611.7All 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 Polo CUSD 222

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 Polo CUSD 222

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentPolo CUSD 222 ranks 321 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,818).#321 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisPolo CUSD 222 is the number 544 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 589 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#544 of 865
  3. Wood River-Hartford School DistrictThe next larger Illinois district: 592 students in fall 2022, $18,522 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,522
  4. Winthrop Harbor SD 1The next smaller Illinois district: 588 students in fall 2022, $15,359 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,359
  5. Compare Polo CUSD 222 with Wood River-Hartford School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Polo Comm High School, its largest high school186 students in 2024-25, 11.7 per teacher.186
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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 Polo CUSD 222

  1. How many schools and students are in Polo CUSD 222?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 594 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Polo CUSD 222 spend per student?
    $14,818 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 $15,826 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Polo CUSD 222's money come from?
    $11,409,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.3% state, 54.9% local and 8.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Polo CUSD 222 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 80 of the 596 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.4%, 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 Polo CUSD 222 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Polo CUSD 222 scored proficient or above: 46% 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 Polo CUSD 222?
    80-89% of the 43 students in Polo CUSD 222'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 Polo CUSD 222's NCES district ID?
    1732100. 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 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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