Rockton SD 140

Public school district · Winnebago County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1734540

Rockton SD 140 spent $13,795 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 87% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,579 students in 2024-25; 46.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,108 per student, up 2.3% 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 Rockton SD 140 in enrollment (1,544 to 1,644 students) and Rockton SD 140 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rockton SD 140, FY23Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Mundelein ESD 75 $19,241; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Midlothian SD 143 $17,586; Bond County CUSD 2 $16,391; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Hillsboro CUSD 3 $14,362; Rockton SD 140 $13,795; Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 $13,668; Rochelle CCSD 231 $13,322; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCarbondale ESD 95$22,298Mundelein ESD 75$19,241Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Midlothian SD 143$17,586Bond County CUSD 2$16,391Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Hillsboro CUSD 3$14,362Rockton SD 140$13,795Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238$13,668Rochelle CCSD 231$13,322State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rockton SD 140, FY23Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Mundelein ESD 75 $19,241; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Midlothian SD 143 $17,586; Bond County CUSD 2 $16,391; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Hillsboro CUSD 3 $14,362; Rockton SD 140 $13,795; Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 $13,668; Rochelle CCSD 231 $13,322; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCarbondale ESD 95$22,298Mundelein ESD 75$19,241Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Midlothian SD 143$17,586Bond County CUSD 2$16,391Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Hillsboro CUSD 3$14,362Rockton SD 140$13,795Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238$13,668Rochelle CCSD 231$13,322State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rockton SD 140, FY23Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Mundelein ESD 75 $19,241; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Midlothian SD 143 $17,586; Bond County CUSD 2 $16,391; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Hillsboro CUSD 3 $14,362; Rockton SD 140 $13,795; Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 $13,668; Rochelle CCSD 231 $13,322; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCarbondale ESD 95$22,298Mundelein ESD 75$19,241Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Midlothian SD 143$17,586Bond County CUSD 2$16,391Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Hillsboro CUSD 3$14,362Rockton SD 140$13,795Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238$13,668Rochelle CCSD 231$13,322State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rockton SD 140, FY23Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Mundelein ESD 75 $19,241; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Midlothian SD 143 $17,586; Bond County CUSD 2 $16,391; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Hillsboro CUSD 3 $14,362; Rockton SD 140 $13,795; Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 $13,668; Rochelle CCSD 231 $13,322; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCarbondale ESD 95$22,298Mundelein ESD 75$19,241Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Midlothian SD 143$17,586Bond County CUSD 2$16,391Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Hillsboro CUSD 3$14,362Rockton SD 140$13,795Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238$13,668Rochelle CCSD 231$13,322State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$24,808,000 in revenue: 46.3% state, 45.6% local and 8.1% federal. Total spending including $622,000 of capital outlay was $23,626,000, or $14,748 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rockton SD 140 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $11,493,000; Local $11,316,000; Federal $1,999,000; total $24,808,000.
  • State$11,493,000 46%
  • Local$11,316,000 46%
  • Federal$1,999,000 8%

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

1,602 students in 2022-23, 1,607 students in 2023-24, 1,579 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rockton SD 140 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,602, 2023-24: 1,607, 2024-25: 1,57905001k1.5k2k2022-231,6022023-241,6072024-251,579
Rockton SD 140 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,602, 2023-24: 1,607, 2024-25: 1,57905001k1.5k2k2022-231,6022023-241,6072024-251,579
Rockton SD 140 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,602, 2023-24: 1,607, 2024-25: 1,57905001k1.5k2k2022-231,6022023-241,6072024-251,579
Rockton SD 140 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,602, 2023-24: 1,607, 2024-25: 1,57905001k1.5k2k2022-231,6022023-241,6072024-251,579

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,60299.016.2
2023-241,60797.016.6
2024-251,57998.116.1

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 Rockton SD 140 scored proficient or above: 51% 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 arts51%29.9%1,014

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,027 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rockton Elementary School51816.0not reportedSchoolwide program
Whitman Post Elementary School50915.5not 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 middle school, 552 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Stephen Mack Middle School55216.8not 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 Rockton SD 140

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 Rockton SD 140

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentRockton SD 140 ranks 327 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,795).#327 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisRockton SD 140 is the number 249 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,602 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#249 of 865
  3. Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238The next larger Illinois district: 1,624 students in fall 2022, $13,668 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,668
  4. Bond County CUSD 2The next smaller Illinois district: 1,597 students in fall 2022, $16,391 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,391
  5. Compare Rockton SD 140 with Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238Enrollment, 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 Rockton SD 140

  1. How many schools and students are in Rockton SD 140?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,579 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rockton SD 140 spend per student?
    $13,795 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 $14,108 per student, up 2.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rockton SD 140's money come from?
    $24,808,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.3% state, 45.6% local and 8.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rockton SD 140 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 106 of the 1,657 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.4%, 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 Rockton SD 140 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rockton SD 140 scored proficient or above: 51% 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 Rockton SD 140's NCES district ID?
    1734540. 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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