Southwestern CUSD 9

Public school district · Macoupin County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1731500

Southwestern CUSD 9 spent $15,053 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 75% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,149 students in 2024-25; 50.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,659 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Southwestern CUSD 9 in enrollment (1,198 to 1,221 students) and Southwestern CUSD 9 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Southwestern CUSD 9, FY23Glencoe SD 35 $29,766; Lincolnwood SD 74 $26,278; La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Staunton Community Unit $12,215; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kGlencoe SD 35$29,766Lincolnwood SD 74$26,278La Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High Sch…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High Sch…$19,317Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Staunton Community Unit$12,215State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Southwestern CUSD 9, FY23Glencoe SD 35 $29,766; Lincolnwood SD 74 $26,278; La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Staunton Community Unit $12,215; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kGlencoe SD 35$29,766Lincolnwood SD 74$26,278La Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School D…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Staunton Community Unit$12,215State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Southwestern CUSD 9, FY23Glencoe SD 35 $29,766; Lincolnwood SD 74 $26,278; La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Staunton Community Unit $12,215; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kGlencoe SD 35$29,766Lincolnwood SD 74$26,278La Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School District…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Staunton Community Unit$12,215State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Southwestern CUSD 9, FY23Glencoe SD 35 $29,766; Lincolnwood SD 74 $26,278; La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Staunton Community Unit $12,215; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kGlencoe SD 35$29,766Lincolnwood SD 74$26,278La Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School Distr…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Staunton Community Unit$12,215State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$23,750,000 in revenue: 50.4% state, 38.7% local and 10.9% federal. Total spending including $1,672,000 of capital outlay was $20,701,000, or $17,108 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Southwestern CUSD 9 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $11,972,000; Local $9,185,000; Federal $2,593,000; total $23,750,000.
  • State$11,972,000 50%
  • Local$9,185,000 39%
  • Federal$2,593,000 11%

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

1,210 students in 2022-23, 1,162 students in 2023-24, 1,149 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Southwestern CUSD 9 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,210, 2023-24: 1,162, 2024-25: 1,14905001k1.5k2022-231,2102023-241,1622024-251,149
Southwestern CUSD 9 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,210, 2023-24: 1,162, 2024-25: 1,14905001k1.5k2022-231,2102023-241,1622024-251,149
Southwestern CUSD 9 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,210, 2023-24: 1,162, 2024-25: 1,14905001k1.5k2022-231,2102023-241,1622024-251,149
Southwestern CUSD 9 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,210, 2023-24: 1,162, 2024-25: 1,14905001k1.5k2022-231,2102023-241,1622024-251,149

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,21089.813.5
2023-241,16290.212.9
2024-251,14989.112.9

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 Southwestern CUSD 9 scored proficient or above: 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 arts34%29.9%637

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

85-89% of the 91 students in Southwestern CUSD 9'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 rate85‑89%87.6%
Students in the class91149,998

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.

2 elementary schools, 448 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brighton North Primary School29315.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Shipman Elementary School15512.0not 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.

2 middle schools, 331 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southwestern Middle School17112.1not reportedEligible, no program
Medora Intermediate School16013.0not 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 high school, 370 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southwestern High School37011.8not 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 Southwestern CUSD 9

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 Southwestern CUSD 9

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSouthwestern CUSD 9 ranks 284 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,053).#284 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSouthwestern CUSD 9 is the number 326 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,210 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#326 of 865
  3. La Grange School District 105The next larger Illinois district: 1,213 students in fall 2022, $25,112 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,112
  4. CCSD 168The next smaller Illinois district: 1,209 students in fall 2022, $22,643 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,643
  5. Compare Southwestern CUSD 9 with La Grange School District 105Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Southwestern High School, its largest high school370 students in 2024-25, 11.8 per teacher.370
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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 Southwestern CUSD 9

  1. How many schools and students are in Southwestern CUSD 9?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,149 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Southwestern CUSD 9 spend per student?
    $15,053 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 $16,659 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Southwestern CUSD 9's money come from?
    $23,750,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.4% state, 38.7% local and 10.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Southwestern CUSD 9 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 104 of the 1,410 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.4%, 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 Southwestern CUSD 9 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Southwestern CUSD 9 scored proficient or above: 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 Southwestern CUSD 9?
    85-89% of the 91 students in Southwestern CUSD 9'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 Southwestern CUSD 9's NCES district ID?
    1731500. 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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