Springfield Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Springfield SD 186 (district ID 1737080)

Public school district · Sangamon County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1737080

Springfield Public Schools spent $21,554 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 74% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 31 schools enrolled 13,014 students in 2024-25; 35.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,521 per student, up 13.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 62% (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 Springfield Public Schools in enrollment (11,211 to 13,679 students) and Springfield Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Springfield Public Schools, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; Waukegan CUSD 60 $21,843; Springfield Public Schools $21,554; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345Waukegan CUSD 60$21,843Springfield Public Schools$21,554St. Charles Community Unit Sch…$21,044CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No…$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Springfield Public Schools, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; Waukegan CUSD 60 $21,843; Springfield Public Schools $21,554; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345Waukegan CUSD 60$21,843Springfield Public Schools$21,554St. Charles Community Unit School D…$21,044CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Springfield Public Schools, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; Waukegan CUSD 60 $21,843; Springfield Public Schools $21,554; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345Waukegan CUSD 60$21,843Springfield Public Schools$21,554St. Charles Community Unit School District…$21,044CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Springfield Public Schools, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; Waukegan CUSD 60 $21,843; Springfield Public Schools $21,554; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345Waukegan CUSD 60$21,843Springfield Public Schools$21,554St. Charles Community Unit School Distr…$21,044CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$333,206,000 in revenue: 35.8% state, 48.1% local and 16.1% federal. Total spending including $68,081,000 of capital outlay was $372,391,000, or $28,501 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Springfield Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $119,196,000; Local $160,330,000; Federal $53,680,000; total $333,206,000.
  • State$119,196,000 36%
  • Local$160,330,000 48%
  • Federal$53,680,000 16%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

13,066 students in 2022-23, 12,920 students in 2023-24, 13,014 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Springfield Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 13,066, 2023-24: 12,920, 2024-25: 13,01405k10k15k2022-2313,0662023-2412,9202024-2513,014
Springfield Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 13,066, 2023-24: 12,920, 2024-25: 13,01405k10k15k2022-2313,0662023-2412,9202024-2513,014
Springfield Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 13,066, 2023-24: 12,920, 2024-25: 13,01405k10k15k2022-2313,0662023-2412,9202024-2513,014
Springfield Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 13,066, 2023-24: 12,920, 2024-25: 13,01405k10k15k2022-2313,0662023-2412,9202024-2513,014

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313,066949.913.8
2023-2412,920973.413.3
2024-2513,014978.013.3

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 Springfield Public Schools scored proficient or above: 21% 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 arts21%29.9%6,393

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

62% of the 1,114 students in Springfield Public Schools' 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 rate62%87.6%
Students in the class1,114149,998

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.

21 elementary schools, 6,067 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dubois Elementary School46915.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lindsay School43813.4All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Iles Elementary School41418.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Springfield Ball Charter School39415.2All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Harvard Park Elementary School37012.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Butler Elementary School36713.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ridgely Elementary School34315.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Owen Marsh Elementary School32417.5All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Fairview Elementary School30212.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Feitshans Elementary School28812.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sandburg Elementary School27916.4All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Enos Elementary School24511.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
The other 9 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jane Addams Elementary School24311.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School2416.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Wilcox Elementary School24112.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Black Hawk Elementary School23412.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School21610.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McClernand Elementary School21312.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Southern View Elementary School17112.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hazel Dell Elementary School14011.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Laketown Elementary School1358.4All 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.

5 middle schools, 2,540 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Benjamin Franklin Middle School70913.1All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Jefferson Middle School51712.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington Middle School51610.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
U S Grant Middle School49810.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lincoln Magnet School30012.0All free (CEP)Eligible, 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.

3 high schools, 3,654 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Springfield High School1,30816.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Springfield Southeast High School1,22915.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lanphier High School1,11714.3All 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.

2 other schools, 753 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Learning Center54919.6All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Edwin A Lee Elementary School20410.2All 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 Springfield Public Schools

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 Springfield Public Schools

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSpringfield Public Schools ranks 99 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,554).#99 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSpringfield Public Schools is the number 12 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 13,066 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#12 of 865
  3. Waukegan CUSD 60The next larger Illinois district: 13,679 students in fall 2022, $21,843 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,843
  4. Peoria SD 150The next smaller Illinois district: 12,674 students in fall 2022, $18,400 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,400
  5. Compare Springfield Public Schools with Waukegan CUSD 60Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Springfield High School, its largest high school1,308 students in 2024-25, 16.4 per teacher.1,308
  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 Springfield Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Springfield Public Schools?
    31 schools were open in 2024-25 (21 elementary, 5 middle, 3 high, 2 other), enrolling 13,014 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Springfield Public Schools spend per student?
    $21,554 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 $24,521 per student, up 13.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Springfield Public Schools' money come from?
    $333,206,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.8% state, 48.1% local and 16.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Springfield Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,720 of the 15,746 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.3%, 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 Springfield Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Springfield Public Schools scored proficient or above: 21% 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 Springfield Public Schools?
    62% of the 1,114 students in Springfield Public Schools' 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 Springfield Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    1737080. 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 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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