Salem Elementary District 111

Listed by NCES as Salem SD 111 (district ID 1735160)

Public school district · Marion County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1735160

Salem Elementary District 111 spent $12,128 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 949 students in 2024-25; 44.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,355 per student, up 10.1% 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 Salem Elementary District 111 in enrollment (922 to 937 students) and Salem Elementary District 111 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Salem Elementary District 111, FY23Gower SD 62 $32,399; Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks $23,639; Evergreen Park CHSD 231 $22,990; Comm Unit School District No 196 $18,089; Limestone CHSD 310 $15,791; Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 $14,433; Argenta-Oreana $13,506; Tremont CUSD 702 $12,963; Red Hill CUSD 10 $12,607; Salem Elementary District 111 $12,128; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kGower SD 62$32,399Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks$23,639Evergreen Park CHSD 231$22,990Comm Unit School District No 1…$18,089Limestone CHSD 310$15,791Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5$14,433Argenta-Oreana$13,506Tremont CUSD 702$12,963Red Hill CUSD 10$12,607Salem Elementary District 111$12,128State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Salem Elementary District 111, FY23Gower SD 62 $32,399; Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks $23,639; Evergreen Park CHSD 231 $22,990; Comm Unit School District No 196 $18,089; Limestone CHSD 310 $15,791; Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 $14,433; Argenta-Oreana $13,506; Tremont CUSD 702 $12,963; Red Hill CUSD 10 $12,607; Salem Elementary District 111 $12,128; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kGower SD 62$32,399Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks$23,639Evergreen Park CHSD 231$22,990Comm Unit School District No 196$18,089Limestone CHSD 310$15,791Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5$14,433Argenta-Oreana$13,506Tremont CUSD 702$12,963Red Hill CUSD 10$12,607Salem Elementary District 111$12,128State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Salem Elementary District 111, FY23Gower SD 62 $32,399; Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks $23,639; Evergreen Park CHSD 231 $22,990; Comm Unit School District No 196 $18,089; Limestone CHSD 310 $15,791; Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 $14,433; Argenta-Oreana $13,506; Tremont CUSD 702 $12,963; Red Hill CUSD 10 $12,607; Salem Elementary District 111 $12,128; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kGower SD 62$32,399Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks$23,639Evergreen Park CHSD 231$22,990Comm Unit School District No 196$18,089Limestone CHSD 310$15,791Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5$14,433Argenta-Oreana$13,506Tremont CUSD 702$12,963Red Hill CUSD 10$12,607Salem Elementary District 111$12,128State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Salem Elementary District 111, FY23Gower SD 62 $32,399; Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks $23,639; Evergreen Park CHSD 231 $22,990; Comm Unit School District No 196 $18,089; Limestone CHSD 310 $15,791; Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 $14,433; Argenta-Oreana $13,506; Tremont CUSD 702 $12,963; Red Hill CUSD 10 $12,607; Salem Elementary District 111 $12,128; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kGower SD 62$32,399Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks$23,639Evergreen Park CHSD 231$22,990Comm Unit School District No 196$18,089Limestone CHSD 310$15,791Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5$14,433Argenta-Oreana$13,506Tremont CUSD 702$12,963Red Hill CUSD 10$12,607Salem Elementary District 111$12,128State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$16,588,000 in revenue: 44.1% state, 26.8% local and 29.1% federal. Total spending including $5,105,000 of capital outlay was $17,491,000, or $18,848 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Salem Elementary District 111 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,317,000; Local $4,442,000; Federal $4,829,000; total $16,588,000.
  • State$7,317,000 44%
  • Local$4,442,000 27%
  • Federal$4,829,000 29%

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

928 students in 2022-23, 937 students in 2023-24, 949 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Salem Elementary District 111 enrollment by school year2022-23: 928, 2023-24: 937, 2024-25: 94902505007501k2022-239282023-249372024-25949
Salem Elementary District 111 enrollment by school year2022-23: 928, 2023-24: 937, 2024-25: 94902505007501k2022-239282023-249372024-25949
Salem Elementary District 111 enrollment by school year2022-23: 928, 2023-24: 937, 2024-25: 94902505007501k2022-239282023-249372024-25949
Salem Elementary District 111 enrollment by school year2022-23: 928, 2023-24: 937, 2024-25: 94902505007501k2022-239282023-249372024-25949

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2392874.012.5
2023-2493774.012.7
2024-2594973.013.0

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 Salem Elementary District 111 scored proficient or above: 49% 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 arts49%29.9%606

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, 421 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hawthorn Elementary School42114.0All 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, 528 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Franklin Park Middle School52812.3All 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 Salem Elementary District 111

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 Salem Elementary District 111

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSalem Elementary District 111 ranks 446 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,128).#446 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSalem Elementary District 111 is the number 406 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 928 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#406 of 865
  3. Argenta-Oreana School DistrictThe next larger Illinois district: 930 students in fall 2022, $13,506 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,506
  4. Tremont CUSD 702The next smaller Illinois district: 927 students in fall 2022, $12,963 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,963
  5. Compare Salem Elementary District 111 with Argenta-Oreana School DistrictEnrollment, 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 Salem Elementary District 111

  1. How many schools and students are in Salem Elementary District 111?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 949 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Salem Elementary District 111 spend per student?
    $12,128 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 $13,355 per student, up 10.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Salem Elementary District 111's money come from?
    $16,588,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.1% state, 26.8% local and 29.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Salem Elementary District 111 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 182 of the 952 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.1%, 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 Salem Elementary District 111 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Salem Elementary District 111 scored proficient or above: 49% 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 Salem Elementary District 111's NCES district ID?
    1735160. 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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