Rantoul City SD 137

Public school district · Champaign County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1733210

Rantoul City SD 137 spent $20,067 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 67% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,495 students in 2024-25; 57.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,621 per student, up 12.7% 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 Rantoul City SD 137 in enrollment (1,665 to 1,695 students) and Rantoul City SD 137 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rantoul City SD 137, FY23Lake Forest SD 67 $30,131; Skokie SD 68 $24,120; ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Queen Bee SD 16 $19,754; Roxana CUSD 1 $19,531; Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 $19,053; Herscher CUSD 2 $16,729; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Monticello CUSD 25 $13,828; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kLake Forest SD 67$30,131Skokie SD 68$24,120ESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Queen Bee SD 16$19,754Roxana CUSD 1$19,531Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208$19,053Herscher CUSD 2$16,729Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Monticello CUSD 25$13,828State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rantoul City SD 137, FY23Lake Forest SD 67 $30,131; Skokie SD 68 $24,120; ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Queen Bee SD 16 $19,754; Roxana CUSD 1 $19,531; Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 $19,053; Herscher CUSD 2 $16,729; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Monticello CUSD 25 $13,828; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kLake Forest SD 67$30,131Skokie SD 68$24,120ESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Queen Bee SD 16$19,754Roxana CUSD 1$19,531Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208$19,053Herscher CUSD 2$16,729Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Monticello CUSD 25$13,828State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rantoul City SD 137, FY23Lake Forest SD 67 $30,131; Skokie SD 68 $24,120; ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Queen Bee SD 16 $19,754; Roxana CUSD 1 $19,531; Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 $19,053; Herscher CUSD 2 $16,729; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Monticello CUSD 25 $13,828; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kLake Forest SD 67$30,131Skokie SD 68$24,120ESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Queen Bee SD 16$19,754Roxana CUSD 1$19,531Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208$19,053Herscher CUSD 2$16,729Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Monticello CUSD 25$13,828State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rantoul City SD 137, FY23Lake Forest SD 67 $30,131; Skokie SD 68 $24,120; ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Queen Bee SD 16 $19,754; Roxana CUSD 1 $19,531; Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 $19,053; Herscher CUSD 2 $16,729; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Monticello CUSD 25 $13,828; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kLake Forest SD 67$30,131Skokie SD 68$24,120ESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Queen Bee SD 16$19,754Roxana CUSD 1$19,531Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208$19,053Herscher CUSD 2$16,729Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Monticello CUSD 25$13,828State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$39,315,000 in revenue: 57.8% state, 23.6% local and 18.5% federal. Total spending including $874,000 of capital outlay was $36,078,000, or $21,526 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rantoul City SD 137 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $22,735,000; Local $9,294,000; Federal $7,286,000; total $39,315,000.
  • State$22,735,000 58%
  • Local$9,294,000 24%
  • Federal$7,286,000 19%

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 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,676 students in 2022-23, 1,556 students in 2023-24, 1,495 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rantoul City SD 137 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,676, 2023-24: 1,556, 2024-25: 1,49505001k1.5k2k2022-231,6762023-241,5562024-251,495
Rantoul City SD 137 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,676, 2023-24: 1,556, 2024-25: 1,49505001k1.5k2k2022-231,6762023-241,5562024-251,495
Rantoul City SD 137 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,676, 2023-24: 1,556, 2024-25: 1,49505001k1.5k2k2022-231,6762023-241,5562024-251,495
Rantoul City SD 137 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,676, 2023-24: 1,556, 2024-25: 1,49505001k1.5k2k2022-231,6762023-241,5562024-251,495

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,676135.312.4
2023-241,556137.811.3
2024-251,495143.210.4

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 Rantoul City SD 137 scored proficient or above: 6% 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 arts6%29.9%1,031

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,018 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pleasant Acres Elementary School29311.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Eastlawn Elementary School2769.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Broadmeadow Elementary School23111.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Northview Elementary School21810.4All 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 middle school, 477 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
J W Eater Jr High School47710.3All 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 Rantoul City SD 137

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 Rantoul City SD 137

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentRantoul City SD 137 ranks 126 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,067).#126 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisRantoul City SD 137 is the number 241 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,676 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#241 of 865
  3. ESD 159The next larger Illinois district: 1,679 students in fall 2022, $23,994 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,994
  4. Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208The next smaller Illinois district: 1,672 students in fall 2022, $19,053 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,053
  5. Compare Rantoul City SD 137 with ESD 159Enrollment, 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 Rantoul City SD 137

  1. How many schools and students are in Rantoul City SD 137?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,495 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rantoul City SD 137 spend per student?
    $20,067 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,621 per student, up 12.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rantoul City SD 137's money come from?
    $39,315,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.8% state, 23.6% local and 18.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rantoul City SD 137 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 354 of the 1,485 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.8%, 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 Rantoul City SD 137 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rantoul City SD 137 scored proficient or above: 6% 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 Rantoul City SD 137's NCES district ID?
    1733210. 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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