R O W V a CUSD 208

Public school district · Knox County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1729940

R O W V a CUSD 208 spent $14,596 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 617 students in 2024-25; 32.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,326 per student, up 11.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 R O W V a CUSD 208 in enrollment (608 to 624 students) and R O W V a CUSD 208 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to R O W V a CUSD 208, FY23West Prairie CUSD 103 $21,021; Central CHSD 71 $16,329; Silvis $15,487; Spring Valley CCSD 99 $15,359; Fairfield Public School District 112 $14,738; R O W V a CUSD 208 $14,596; Goreville CUD 1 $14,296; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $13,785; Fisher CUSD 1 $13,509; Dieterich CUSD 30 $11,187; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWest Prairie CUSD 103$21,021Central CHSD 71$16,329Silvis$15,487Spring Valley CCSD 99$15,359Fairfield Public School Distri…$14,738R O W V a CUSD 208$14,596Goreville CUD 1$14,296Sesser-Valier Community Unit S…$13,785Fisher CUSD 1$13,509Dieterich CUSD 30$11,187State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to R O W V a CUSD 208, FY23West Prairie CUSD 103 $21,021; Central CHSD 71 $16,329; Silvis $15,487; Spring Valley CCSD 99 $15,359; Fairfield Public School District 112 $14,738; R O W V a CUSD 208 $14,596; Goreville CUD 1 $14,296; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $13,785; Fisher CUSD 1 $13,509; Dieterich CUSD 30 $11,187; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWest Prairie CUSD 103$21,021Central CHSD 71$16,329Silvis$15,487Spring Valley CCSD 99$15,359Fairfield Public School District 112$14,738R O W V a CUSD 208$14,596Goreville CUD 1$14,296Sesser-Valier Community Unit School…$13,785Fisher CUSD 1$13,509Dieterich CUSD 30$11,187State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to R O W V a CUSD 208, FY23West Prairie CUSD 103 $21,021; Central CHSD 71 $16,329; Silvis $15,487; Spring Valley CCSD 99 $15,359; Fairfield Public School District 112 $14,738; R O W V a CUSD 208 $14,596; Goreville CUD 1 $14,296; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $13,785; Fisher CUSD 1 $13,509; Dieterich CUSD 30 $11,187; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWest Prairie CUSD 103$21,021Central CHSD 71$16,329Silvis$15,487Spring Valley CCSD 99$15,359Fairfield Public School District 112$14,738R O W V a CUSD 208$14,596Goreville CUD 1$14,296Sesser-Valier Community Unit School Distric…$13,785Fisher CUSD 1$13,509Dieterich CUSD 30$11,187State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to R O W V a CUSD 208, FY23West Prairie CUSD 103 $21,021; Central CHSD 71 $16,329; Silvis $15,487; Spring Valley CCSD 99 $15,359; Fairfield Public School District 112 $14,738; R O W V a CUSD 208 $14,596; Goreville CUD 1 $14,296; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $13,785; Fisher CUSD 1 $13,509; Dieterich CUSD 30 $11,187; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWest Prairie CUSD 103$21,021Central CHSD 71$16,329Silvis$15,487Spring Valley CCSD 99$15,359Fairfield Public School District 112$14,738R O W V a CUSD 208$14,596Goreville CUD 1$14,296Sesser-Valier Community Unit School Dis…$13,785Fisher CUSD 1$13,509Dieterich CUSD 30$11,187State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$12,494,000 in revenue: 32.4% state, 61.6% local and 6.0% federal. Total spending including $189,000 of capital outlay was $9,972,000, or $16,188 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

R O W V a CUSD 208 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,045,000; Local $7,697,000; Federal $752,000; total $12,494,000.
  • State$4,045,000 32%
  • Local$7,697,000 62%
  • Federal$752,000 6%

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

616 students in 2022-23, 611 students in 2023-24, 617 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

R O W V a CUSD 208 enrollment by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 611, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236162023-246112024-25617
R O W V a CUSD 208 enrollment by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 611, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236162023-246112024-25617
R O W V a CUSD 208 enrollment by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 611, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236162023-246112024-25617
R O W V a CUSD 208 enrollment by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 611, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236162023-246112024-25617

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361651.012.1
2023-2461158.010.5
2024-2561759.010.5

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 R O W V a CUSD 208 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 arts40%29.9%278

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

90% or more of the 46 students in R O W V a CUSD 208'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 rate90% or more87.6%
Students in the class46149,998

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, 369 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
R O W V A Elementary School36913.4not 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.

1 high school, 248 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
R O W V A Jr and Sr High School2487.9not reportedEligible, 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 R O W V a CUSD 208

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 R O W V a CUSD 208

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentR O W V a CUSD 208 ranks 336 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,596).#336 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisR O W V a CUSD 208 is the number 531 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 616 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#531 of 865
  3. Central CHSD 71The next larger Illinois district: 620 students in fall 2022, $16,329 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,329
  4. Fairfield Public School District 112The next smaller Illinois district: 614 students in fall 2022, $14,738 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,738
  5. Compare R O W V a CUSD 208 with Central CHSD 71Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. R O W V A Jr and Sr High School, its largest high school248 students in 2024-25, 7.9 per teacher.248
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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 R O W V a CUSD 208

  1. How many schools and students are in R O W V a CUSD 208?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 617 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does R O W V a CUSD 208 spend per student?
    $14,596 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 $16,326 per student, up 11.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does R O W V a CUSD 208's money come from?
    $12,494,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.4% state, 61.6% local and 6.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in R O W V a CUSD 208 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 41 of the 589 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.0%, 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 R O W V a CUSD 208 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in R O W V a CUSD 208 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 R O W V a CUSD 208?
    90% or more of the 46 students in R O W V a CUSD 208'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 R O W V a CUSD 208's NCES district ID?
    1729940. 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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