Sullivan CUSD 300

Public school district · Moultrie County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1738130

Sullivan CUSD 300 spent $11,306 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 99% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,148 students in 2024-25; 46.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,363 per student, up 9.3% 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 Sullivan CUSD 300 in enrollment (1,164 to 1,196 students) and Sullivan CUSD 300 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Sullivan CUSD 300, FY23Channahon SD 17 $16,563; Sparta CUSD 140 $15,997; North Mac CUSD 34 $15,553; Pana CUSD 8 $14,416; Pikeland CUSD 10 $14,222; Jasper County Schools $14,101; Whiteside SD 115 $12,979; Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 $12,481; Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 $12,229; Sullivan CUSD 300 $11,306; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kChannahon SD 17$16,563Sparta CUSD 140$15,997North Mac CUSD 34$15,553Pana CUSD 8$14,416Pikeland CUSD 10$14,222Jasper County Schools$14,101Whiteside SD 115$12,979Hamilton County Community Unit…$12,481Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2$12,229Sullivan CUSD 300$11,306State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Sullivan CUSD 300, FY23Channahon SD 17 $16,563; Sparta CUSD 140 $15,997; North Mac CUSD 34 $15,553; Pana CUSD 8 $14,416; Pikeland CUSD 10 $14,222; Jasper County Schools $14,101; Whiteside SD 115 $12,979; Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 $12,481; Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 $12,229; Sullivan CUSD 300 $11,306; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kChannahon SD 17$16,563Sparta CUSD 140$15,997North Mac CUSD 34$15,553Pana CUSD 8$14,416Pikeland CUSD 10$14,222Jasper County Schools$14,101Whiteside SD 115$12,979Hamilton County Community Unit Scho…$12,481Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2$12,229Sullivan CUSD 300$11,306State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Sullivan CUSD 300, FY23Channahon SD 17 $16,563; Sparta CUSD 140 $15,997; North Mac CUSD 34 $15,553; Pana CUSD 8 $14,416; Pikeland CUSD 10 $14,222; Jasper County Schools $14,101; Whiteside SD 115 $12,979; Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 $12,481; Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 $12,229; Sullivan CUSD 300 $11,306; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20kChannahon SD 17$16,563Sparta CUSD 140$15,997North Mac CUSD 34$15,553Pana CUSD 8$14,416Pikeland CUSD 10$14,222Jasper County Schools$14,101Whiteside SD 115$12,979Hamilton County Community Unit School Distr…$12,481Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2$12,229Sullivan CUSD 300$11,306State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Sullivan CUSD 300, FY23Channahon SD 17 $16,563; Sparta CUSD 140 $15,997; North Mac CUSD 34 $15,553; Pana CUSD 8 $14,416; Pikeland CUSD 10 $14,222; Jasper County Schools $14,101; Whiteside SD 115 $12,979; Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 $12,481; Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 $12,229; Sullivan CUSD 300 $11,306; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20kChannahon SD 17$16,563Sparta CUSD 140$15,997North Mac CUSD 34$15,553Pana CUSD 8$14,416Pikeland CUSD 10$14,222Jasper County Schools$14,101Whiteside SD 115$12,979Hamilton County Community Unit School D…$12,481Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2$12,229Sullivan CUSD 300$11,306State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$18,205,000 in revenue: 46.1% state, 40.1% local and 13.8% federal. Total spending including $7,142,000 of capital outlay was $21,030,000, or $17,837 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sullivan CUSD 300 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,386,000; Local $7,307,000; Federal $2,512,000; total $18,205,000.
  • State$8,386,000 46%
  • Local$7,307,000 40%
  • Federal$2,512,000 14%

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

1,179 students in 2022-23, 1,142 students in 2023-24, 1,148 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sullivan CUSD 300 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,179, 2023-24: 1,142, 2024-25: 1,14805001k1.5k2022-231,1792023-241,1422024-251,148
Sullivan CUSD 300 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,179, 2023-24: 1,142, 2024-25: 1,14805001k1.5k2022-231,1792023-241,1422024-251,148
Sullivan CUSD 300 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,179, 2023-24: 1,142, 2024-25: 1,14805001k1.5k2022-231,1792023-241,1422024-251,148
Sullivan CUSD 300 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,179, 2023-24: 1,142, 2024-25: 1,14805001k1.5k2022-231,1792023-241,1422024-251,148

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,17972.416.3
2023-241,14271.316.0
2024-251,14868.216.8

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 Sullivan CUSD 300 scored proficient or above: 29% 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 arts29%29.9%584

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 92 students in Sullivan CUSD 300'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 class92149,998

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, 565 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sullivan Elementary School56518.4All 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.

1 middle school, 266 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sullivan Middle School26616.4All 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.

1 high school, 317 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sullivan High School31714.9not 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.

Contact Sullivan CUSD 300

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 Sullivan CUSD 300

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSullivan CUSD 300 ranks 372 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,306).#372 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSullivan CUSD 300 is the number 336 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,179 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#336 of 865
  3. Channahon SD 17The next larger Illinois district: 1,182 students in fall 2022, $16,563 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,563
  4. Sparta CUSD 140The next smaller Illinois district: 1,175 students in fall 2022, $15,997 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,997
  5. Compare Sullivan CUSD 300 with Channahon SD 17Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sullivan High School, its largest high school317 students in 2024-25, 14.9 per teacher.317
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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 Sullivan CUSD 300

  1. How many schools and students are in Sullivan CUSD 300?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,148 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sullivan CUSD 300 spend per student?
    $11,306 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 $12,363 per student, up 9.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sullivan CUSD 300's money come from?
    $18,205,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.1% state, 40.1% local and 13.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sullivan CUSD 300 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 136 of the 1,333 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.2%, 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 Sullivan CUSD 300 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sullivan CUSD 300 scored proficient or above: 29% 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 Sullivan CUSD 300?
    85-89% of the 92 students in Sullivan CUSD 300'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 Sullivan CUSD 300's NCES district ID?
    1738130. 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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