Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46

Listed by NCES as Prairie Grove CSD 46 (district ID 1732520)

Public school district · McHenry County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1732520

Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 spent $19,692 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 909 students in 2024-25; 23.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,741 per student, up 0.2% 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 Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 in enrollment (796 to 827 students) and Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46, FY23Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 $19,692; Streator Township High School $18,182; South Holland SD 150 $17,995; Richland School District 88A $17,968; Putnam County CUSD 535 $17,739; Galena Unit School District #120 $16,999; Lena-Winslow School District #202 $14,065; Freeburg Cmnty Consolidated School District 70 $13,415; Bismarck Henning CUSD $11,356; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kPrairie Grove Consolidated Sch…$19,692Streator Township High School$18,182South Holland SD 150$17,995Richland School District 88A$17,968Putnam County CUSD 535$17,739Galena Unit School District #1…$16,999Lena-Winslow School District #…$14,065Freeburg Cmnty Consolidated Sc…$13,415Bismarck Henning CUSD$11,356Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46, FY23Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 $19,692; Streator Township High School $18,182; South Holland SD 150 $17,995; Richland School District 88A $17,968; Putnam County CUSD 535 $17,739; Galena Unit School District #120 $16,999; Lena-Winslow School District #202 $14,065; Freeburg Cmnty Consolidated School District 70 $13,415; Bismarck Henning CUSD $11,356; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kPrairie Grove Consolidated School D…$19,692Streator Township High School$18,182South Holland SD 150$17,995Richland School District 88A$17,968Putnam County CUSD 535$17,739Galena Unit School District #120$16,999Lena-Winslow School District #202$14,065Freeburg Cmnty Consolidated School …$13,415Bismarck Henning CUSD$11,356Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46, FY23Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 $19,692; Streator Township High School $18,182; South Holland SD 150 $17,995; Richland School District 88A $17,968; Putnam County CUSD 535 $17,739; Galena Unit School District #120 $16,999; Lena-Winslow School District #202 $14,065; Freeburg Cmnty Consolidated School District 70 $13,415; Bismarck Henning CUSD $11,356; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kPrairie Grove Consolidated School District…$19,692Streator Township High School$18,182South Holland SD 150$17,995Richland School District 88A$17,968Putnam County CUSD 535$17,739Galena Unit School District #120$16,999Lena-Winslow School District #202$14,065Freeburg Cmnty Consolidated School District…$13,415Bismarck Henning CUSD$11,356Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46, FY23Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 $19,692; Streator Township High School $18,182; South Holland SD 150 $17,995; Richland School District 88A $17,968; Putnam County CUSD 535 $17,739; Galena Unit School District #120 $16,999; Lena-Winslow School District #202 $14,065; Freeburg Cmnty Consolidated School District 70 $13,415; Bismarck Henning CUSD $11,356; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kPrairie Grove Consolidated School Distr…$19,692Streator Township High School$18,182South Holland SD 150$17,995Richland School District 88A$17,968Putnam County CUSD 535$17,739Galena Unit School District #120$16,999Lena-Winslow School District #202$14,065Freeburg Cmnty Consolidated School Dist…$13,415Bismarck Henning CUSD$11,356Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$19,029,000 in revenue: 23.0% state, 72.7% local and 4.3% federal. Total spending including $5,473,000 of capital outlay was $22,297,000, or $27,426 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,375,000; Local $13,829,000; Federal $825,000; total $19,029,000.
  • State$4,375,000 23%
  • Local$13,829,000 73%
  • Federal$825,000 4%

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

813 students in 2022-23, 878 students in 2023-24, 909 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 enrollment by school year2022-23: 813, 2023-24: 878, 2024-25: 90902505007501k2022-238132023-248782024-25909
Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 enrollment by school year2022-23: 813, 2023-24: 878, 2024-25: 90902505007501k2022-238132023-248782024-25909
Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 enrollment by school year2022-23: 813, 2023-24: 878, 2024-25: 90902505007501k2022-238132023-248782024-25909
Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 enrollment by school year2022-23: 813, 2023-24: 878, 2024-25: 90902505007501k2022-238132023-248782024-25909

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381370.111.6
2023-2487876.911.4
2024-2590975.612.0

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 Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 scored proficient or above: 48% 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 arts48%29.9%477

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, 552 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Prairie Grove Elementary School55213.0not reportedTargeted 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, 357 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Prairie Grove Junior High School35710.8not reportedTargeted 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 Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46

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 Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentPrairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 ranks 113 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,692).#113 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisPrairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 is the number 452 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 813 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#452 of 865
  3. Bismarck Henning CUSDThe next larger Illinois district: 820 students in fall 2022, $11,356 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,356
  4. Lena-Winslow School District #202The next smaller Illinois district: 810 students in fall 2022, $14,065 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,065
  5. Compare Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 with Bismarck Henning CUSDEnrollment, 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 Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46

  1. How many schools and students are in Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 909 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 spend per student?
    $19,692 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 $19,741 per student, up 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46's money come from?
    $19,029,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.0% state, 72.7% local and 4.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 34 of the 789 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.3%, 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 Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 scored proficient or above: 48% 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 Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46's NCES district ID?
    1732520. 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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