Saratoga CCSD 60C

Public school district · Grundy County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1735400

Saratoga CCSD 60C spent $13,039 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 89% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 786 students in 2024-25; 14.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,883 per student, up 14.1% 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 Saratoga CCSD 60C in enrollment (769 to 784 students) and Saratoga CCSD 60C itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Saratoga CCSD 60C, FY23Lincoln Elementary School District 156 $21,255; Cass SD 63 $17,928; Palos Heights SD 128 $17,650; Gavin SD 37 $15,247; LeRoy CUSD 2 $15,113; Harmony Emge SD 175 $14,876; Central CUSD 3 $13,861; Prairie Hill CCSD 133 $13,252; Saratoga CCSD 60C $13,039; Wolf Branch $12,965; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kLincoln Elementary School Dist…$21,255Cass SD 63$17,928Palos Heights SD 128$17,650Gavin SD 37$15,247LeRoy CUSD 2$15,113Harmony Emge SD 175$14,876Central CUSD 3$13,861Prairie Hill CCSD 133$13,252Saratoga CCSD 60C$13,039Wolf Branch$12,965State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Saratoga CCSD 60C, FY23Lincoln Elementary School District 156 $21,255; Cass SD 63 $17,928; Palos Heights SD 128 $17,650; Gavin SD 37 $15,247; LeRoy CUSD 2 $15,113; Harmony Emge SD 175 $14,876; Central CUSD 3 $13,861; Prairie Hill CCSD 133 $13,252; Saratoga CCSD 60C $13,039; Wolf Branch $12,965; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kLincoln Elementary School District …$21,255Cass SD 63$17,928Palos Heights SD 128$17,650Gavin SD 37$15,247LeRoy CUSD 2$15,113Harmony Emge SD 175$14,876Central CUSD 3$13,861Prairie Hill CCSD 133$13,252Saratoga CCSD 60C$13,039Wolf Branch$12,965State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Saratoga CCSD 60C, FY23Lincoln Elementary School District 156 $21,255; Cass SD 63 $17,928; Palos Heights SD 128 $17,650; Gavin SD 37 $15,247; LeRoy CUSD 2 $15,113; Harmony Emge SD 175 $14,876; Central CUSD 3 $13,861; Prairie Hill CCSD 133 $13,252; Saratoga CCSD 60C $13,039; Wolf Branch $12,965; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kLincoln Elementary School District 156$21,255Cass SD 63$17,928Palos Heights SD 128$17,650Gavin SD 37$15,247LeRoy CUSD 2$15,113Harmony Emge SD 175$14,876Central CUSD 3$13,861Prairie Hill CCSD 133$13,252Saratoga CCSD 60C$13,039Wolf Branch$12,965State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Saratoga CCSD 60C, FY23Lincoln Elementary School District 156 $21,255; Cass SD 63 $17,928; Palos Heights SD 128 $17,650; Gavin SD 37 $15,247; LeRoy CUSD 2 $15,113; Harmony Emge SD 175 $14,876; Central CUSD 3 $13,861; Prairie Hill CCSD 133 $13,252; Saratoga CCSD 60C $13,039; Wolf Branch $12,965; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kLincoln Elementary School District 156$21,255Cass SD 63$17,928Palos Heights SD 128$17,650Gavin SD 37$15,247LeRoy CUSD 2$15,113Harmony Emge SD 175$14,876Central CUSD 3$13,861Prairie Hill CCSD 133$13,252Saratoga CCSD 60C$13,039Wolf Branch$12,965State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$14,686,000 in revenue: 14.5% state, 79.7% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $864,000 of capital outlay was $12,735,000, or $16,496 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Saratoga CCSD 60C revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,125,000; Local $11,705,000; Federal $856,000; total $14,686,000.
  • State$2,125,000 14%
  • Local$11,705,000 80%
  • Federal$856,000 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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

772 students in 2022-23, 766 students in 2023-24, 786 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Saratoga CCSD 60C enrollment by school year2022-23: 772, 2023-24: 766, 2024-25: 78602004006008002022-237722023-247662024-25786
Saratoga CCSD 60C enrollment by school year2022-23: 772, 2023-24: 766, 2024-25: 78602004006008002022-237722023-247662024-25786
Saratoga CCSD 60C enrollment by school year2022-23: 772, 2023-24: 766, 2024-25: 78602004006008002022-237722023-247662024-25786
Saratoga CCSD 60C enrollment by school year2022-23: 772, 2023-24: 766, 2024-25: 78602004006008002022-237722023-247662024-25786

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2377262.512.4
2023-2476665.511.7
2024-2578666.011.9

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 Saratoga CCSD 60C scored proficient or above: 53% 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 arts53%29.9%456

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, 786 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Saratoga Elementary School78611.9not reportedTargeted 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 Saratoga CCSD 60C

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 Saratoga CCSD 60C

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSaratoga CCSD 60C ranks 416 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,039).#416 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSaratoga CCSD 60C is the number 469 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 772 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#469 of 865
  3. Prairie Hill CCSD 133The next larger Illinois district: 773 students in fall 2022, $13,252 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,252
  4. Harmony Emge SD 175The next smaller Illinois district: 769 students in fall 2022, $14,876 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,876
  5. Compare Saratoga CCSD 60C with Prairie Hill CCSD 133Enrollment, 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 Saratoga CCSD 60C

  1. How many schools and students are in Saratoga CCSD 60C?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 786 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Saratoga CCSD 60C spend per student?
    $13,039 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 $14,883 per student, up 14.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Saratoga CCSD 60C's money come from?
    $14,686,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 14.5% state, 79.7% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Saratoga CCSD 60C live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 67 of the 761 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.8%, 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 Saratoga CCSD 60C do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Saratoga CCSD 60C scored proficient or above: 53% 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 Saratoga CCSD 60C's NCES district ID?
    1735400. 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 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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