Sandoval CUSD 501

Public school district · Marion County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1735310

Sandoval CUSD 501 spent $15,629 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 60% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 429 students in 2024-25; 55.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,213 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (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 Sandoval CUSD 501 in enrollment (411 to 429 students) and Sandoval CUSD 501 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Sandoval CUSD 501, FY23Hiawatha CUSD 426 $17,186; Pearl City CUSD 200 $16,908; Delavan CUSD 703 $16,348; Sandoval CUSD 501 $15,629; Nashville High School District 99 $15,214; Pinckneyville CHSD 101 $14,625; Warsaw Schools $14,610; Brownstown CUSD 201 $13,012; Carthage Elementary School District 317 $11,942; Aviston SD 21 $8,725; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20kHiawatha CUSD 426$17,186Pearl City CUSD 200$16,908Delavan CUSD 703$16,348Sandoval CUSD 501$15,629Nashville High School District…$15,214Pinckneyville CHSD 101$14,625Warsaw Schools$14,610Brownstown CUSD 201$13,012Carthage Elementary School Dis…$11,942Aviston SD 21$8,725State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Sandoval CUSD 501, FY23Hiawatha CUSD 426 $17,186; Pearl City CUSD 200 $16,908; Delavan CUSD 703 $16,348; Sandoval CUSD 501 $15,629; Nashville High School District 99 $15,214; Pinckneyville CHSD 101 $14,625; Warsaw Schools $14,610; Brownstown CUSD 201 $13,012; Carthage Elementary School District 317 $11,942; Aviston SD 21 $8,725; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20kHiawatha CUSD 426$17,186Pearl City CUSD 200$16,908Delavan CUSD 703$16,348Sandoval CUSD 501$15,629Nashville High School District 99$15,214Pinckneyville CHSD 101$14,625Warsaw Schools$14,610Brownstown CUSD 201$13,012Carthage Elementary School District…$11,942Aviston SD 21$8,725State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Sandoval CUSD 501, FY23Hiawatha CUSD 426 $17,186; Pearl City CUSD 200 $16,908; Delavan CUSD 703 $16,348; Sandoval CUSD 501 $15,629; Nashville High School District 99 $15,214; Pinckneyville CHSD 101 $14,625; Warsaw Schools $14,610; Brownstown CUSD 201 $13,012; Carthage Elementary School District 317 $11,942; Aviston SD 21 $8,725; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20kHiawatha CUSD 426$17,186Pearl City CUSD 200$16,908Delavan CUSD 703$16,348Sandoval CUSD 501$15,629Nashville High School District 99$15,214Pinckneyville CHSD 101$14,625Warsaw Schools$14,610Brownstown CUSD 201$13,012Carthage Elementary School District 317$11,942Aviston SD 21$8,725State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Sandoval CUSD 501, FY23Hiawatha CUSD 426 $17,186; Pearl City CUSD 200 $16,908; Delavan CUSD 703 $16,348; Sandoval CUSD 501 $15,629; Nashville High School District 99 $15,214; Pinckneyville CHSD 101 $14,625; Warsaw Schools $14,610; Brownstown CUSD 201 $13,012; Carthage Elementary School District 317 $11,942; Aviston SD 21 $8,725; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20kHiawatha CUSD 426$17,186Pearl City CUSD 200$16,908Delavan CUSD 703$16,348Sandoval CUSD 501$15,629Nashville High School District 99$15,214Pinckneyville CHSD 101$14,625Warsaw Schools$14,610Brownstown CUSD 201$13,012Carthage Elementary School District 317$11,942Aviston SD 21$8,725State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$9,448,000 in revenue: 55.0% state, 21.5% local and 23.5% federal. Total spending including $832,000 of capital outlay was $7,666,000, or $18,252 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sandoval CUSD 501 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,199,000; Local $2,029,000; Federal $2,220,000; total $9,448,000.
  • State$5,199,000 55%
  • Local$2,029,000 21%
  • Federal$2,220,000 23%

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

420 students in 2022-23, 431 students in 2023-24, 429 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sandoval CUSD 501 enrollment by school year2022-23: 420, 2023-24: 431, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234202023-244312024-25429
Sandoval CUSD 501 enrollment by school year2022-23: 420, 2023-24: 431, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234202023-244312024-25429
Sandoval CUSD 501 enrollment by school year2022-23: 420, 2023-24: 431, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234202023-244312024-25429
Sandoval CUSD 501 enrollment by school year2022-23: 420, 2023-24: 431, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234202023-244312024-25429

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342030.113.9
2023-2443129.014.9
2024-2542931.813.5

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 Sandoval CUSD 501 scored proficient or above: 8% 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 arts8%29.9%224

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

70-79% of the 38 students in Sandoval CUSD 501'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 rate70‑79%87.6%
Students in the class38149,998

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, 221 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sandoval Elementary School22113.0All 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, 84 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sandoval Jr High School8416.1All 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 high school, 124 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sandoval Sr High School12412.9All 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 Sandoval CUSD 501

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 Sandoval CUSD 501

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSandoval CUSD 501 ranks 279 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,629).#279 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSandoval CUSD 501 is the number 638 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 420 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#638 of 865
  3. LEARN 9 Chtr Campus in WaukeganThe next larger Illinois district: 421 students in fall 2022.
  4. Warsaw SchoolsThe next smaller Illinois district: 418 students in fall 2022, $14,610 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,610
  5. Compare Sandoval CUSD 501 with LEARN 9 Chtr Campus in WaukeganEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sandoval Sr High School, its largest high school124 students in 2024-25, 12.9 per teacher.124
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Sandoval CUSD 501

  1. How many schools and students are in Sandoval CUSD 501?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 429 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sandoval CUSD 501 spend per student?
    $15,629 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 $16,213 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sandoval CUSD 501's money come from?
    $9,448,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 55.0% state, 21.5% local and 23.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sandoval CUSD 501 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 92 of the 449 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.5%, 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 Sandoval CUSD 501 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sandoval CUSD 501 scored proficient or above: 8% 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 Sandoval CUSD 501?
    70-79% of the 38 students in Sandoval CUSD 501'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 Sandoval CUSD 501's NCES district ID?
    1735310. 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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