Scales Mound CUSD 211

Public school district · Jo Daviess County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1735610

Scales Mound CUSD 211 spent $26,440 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 94% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 257 students in 2024-25; 23.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,780 per student, up 5.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (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 Scales Mound CUSD 211 in enrollment (244 to 270 students) and Scales Mound CUSD 211 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Scales Mound CUSD 211, FY23Scales Mound CUSD 211 $26,440; Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 $20,762; Rockdale SD 84 $20,478; Oakland CUSD 5 $19,591; Astoria CUSD 1 $17,715; Riley CCSD 18 $17,689; Edinburg CUSD 4 $17,139; Thornton SD 154 $16,416; Odin PSD 722 $15,766; Clay City CUSD 10 $14,190; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kScales Mound CUSD 211$26,440Spoon River Valley CUSD 4$20,762Rockdale SD 84$20,478Oakland CUSD 5$19,591Astoria CUSD 1$17,715Riley CCSD 18$17,689Edinburg CUSD 4$17,139Thornton SD 154$16,416Odin PSD 722$15,766Clay City CUSD 10$14,190State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Scales Mound CUSD 211, FY23Scales Mound CUSD 211 $26,440; Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 $20,762; Rockdale SD 84 $20,478; Oakland CUSD 5 $19,591; Astoria CUSD 1 $17,715; Riley CCSD 18 $17,689; Edinburg CUSD 4 $17,139; Thornton SD 154 $16,416; Odin PSD 722 $15,766; Clay City CUSD 10 $14,190; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kScales Mound CUSD 211$26,440Spoon River Valley CUSD 4$20,762Rockdale SD 84$20,478Oakland CUSD 5$19,591Astoria CUSD 1$17,715Riley CCSD 18$17,689Edinburg CUSD 4$17,139Thornton SD 154$16,416Odin PSD 722$15,766Clay City CUSD 10$14,190State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Scales Mound CUSD 211, FY23Scales Mound CUSD 211 $26,440; Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 $20,762; Rockdale SD 84 $20,478; Oakland CUSD 5 $19,591; Astoria CUSD 1 $17,715; Riley CCSD 18 $17,689; Edinburg CUSD 4 $17,139; Thornton SD 154 $16,416; Odin PSD 722 $15,766; Clay City CUSD 10 $14,190; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kScales Mound CUSD 211$26,440Spoon River Valley CUSD 4$20,762Rockdale SD 84$20,478Oakland CUSD 5$19,591Astoria CUSD 1$17,715Riley CCSD 18$17,689Edinburg CUSD 4$17,139Thornton SD 154$16,416Odin PSD 722$15,766Clay City CUSD 10$14,190State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Scales Mound CUSD 211, FY23Scales Mound CUSD 211 $26,440; Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 $20,762; Rockdale SD 84 $20,478; Oakland CUSD 5 $19,591; Astoria CUSD 1 $17,715; Riley CCSD 18 $17,689; Edinburg CUSD 4 $17,139; Thornton SD 154 $16,416; Odin PSD 722 $15,766; Clay City CUSD 10 $14,190; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kScales Mound CUSD 211$26,440Spoon River Valley CUSD 4$20,762Rockdale SD 84$20,478Oakland CUSD 5$19,591Astoria CUSD 1$17,715Riley CCSD 18$17,689Edinburg CUSD 4$17,139Thornton SD 154$16,416Odin PSD 722$15,766Clay City CUSD 10$14,190State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$8,113,000 in revenue: 23.0% state, 69.7% local and 7.4% federal. Total spending including $718,000 of capital outlay was $7,841,000, or $30,510 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Scales Mound CUSD 211 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,863,000; Local $5,653,000; Federal $597,000; total $8,113,000.
  • State$1,863,000 23%
  • Local$5,653,000 70%
  • Federal$597,000 7%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

257 students in 2022-23, 255 students in 2023-24, 257 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Scales Mound CUSD 211 enrollment by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232572023-242552024-25257
Scales Mound CUSD 211 enrollment by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232572023-242552024-25257
Scales Mound CUSD 211 enrollment by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232572023-242552024-25257
Scales Mound CUSD 211 enrollment by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232572023-242552024-25257

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325725.610.0
2023-2425528.09.1
2024-2525727.79.3

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 Scales Mound CUSD 211 scored proficient or above: 30-34% 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 arts30-34%29.9%130

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

80% or more of the 18 students in Scales Mound CUSD 211'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 rate80% or more87.6%
Students in the class18149,998

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, 138 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Scales Mound Elementary School13811.2not 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.

1 middle school, 52 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Scales Mound Jr High School5210.0not 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.

1 high school, 67 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Scales Mound High School676.6not 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 Scales Mound CUSD 211

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 Scales Mound CUSD 211

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentScales Mound CUSD 211 ranks 29 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($26,440).#29 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisScales Mound CUSD 211 is the number 737 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 257 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#737 of 865
  3. Clay City CUSD 10The next larger Illinois district: 269 students in fall 2022, $14,190 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,190
  4. Spoon River Valley CUSD 4The next smaller Illinois district: 256 students in fall 2022, $20,762 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,762
  5. Compare Scales Mound CUSD 211 with Clay City CUSD 10Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Scales Mound High School, its largest high school67 students in 2024-25, 6.6 per teacher.67
  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 Scales Mound CUSD 211

  1. How many schools and students are in Scales Mound CUSD 211?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 257 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Scales Mound CUSD 211 spend per student?
    $26,440 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 $27,780 per student, up 5.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Scales Mound CUSD 211's money come from?
    $8,113,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.0% state, 69.7% local and 7.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Scales Mound CUSD 211 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 17 of the 252 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.7%, 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 Scales Mound CUSD 211 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Scales Mound CUSD 211 scored proficient or above: 30-34% 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 Scales Mound CUSD 211?
    80% or more of the 18 students in Scales Mound CUSD 211'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 Scales Mound CUSD 211's NCES district ID?
    1735610. 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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