Taylorville CUSD 3

Public school district · Christian County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1738700

Taylorville CUSD 3 spent $13,700 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 87% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,172 students in 2024-25; 44.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,364 per student, up 4.8% 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 Taylorville CUSD 3 in enrollment (2,218 to 2,302 students) and Taylorville CUSD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Taylorville CUSD 3, FY23CCSD 146 $22,070; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kCCSD 146$22,070Dolton SD 149$20,881Berkeley SD 87$19,832CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Taylorville CUSD 3, FY23CCSD 146 $22,070; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kCCSD 146$22,070Dolton SD 149$20,881Berkeley SD 87$19,832CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Taylorville CUSD 3, FY23CCSD 146 $22,070; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kCCSD 146$22,070Dolton SD 149$20,881Berkeley SD 87$19,832CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Taylorville CUSD 3, FY23CCSD 146 $22,070; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kCCSD 146$22,070Dolton SD 149$20,881Berkeley SD 87$19,832CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$41,108,000 in revenue: 44.1% state, 46.8% local and 9.1% federal. Total spending including $7,236,000 of capital outlay was $40,872,000, or $18,069 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Taylorville CUSD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,135,000; Local $19,232,000; Federal $3,741,000; total $41,108,000.
  • State$18,135,000 44%
  • Local$19,232,000 47%
  • Federal$3,741,000 9%

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

2,262 students in 2022-23, 2,226 students in 2023-24, 2,172 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Taylorville CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,262, 2023-24: 2,226, 2024-25: 2,17201k2k3k2022-232,2622023-242,2262024-252,172
Taylorville CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,262, 2023-24: 2,226, 2024-25: 2,17201k2k3k2022-232,2622023-242,2262024-252,172
Taylorville CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,262, 2023-24: 2,226, 2024-25: 2,17201k2k3k2022-232,2622023-242,2262024-252,172
Taylorville CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,262, 2023-24: 2,226, 2024-25: 2,17201k2k3k2022-232,2622023-242,2262024-252,172

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,262138.616.3
2023-242,226145.515.3
2024-252,172147.414.7

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 Taylorville CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 33% 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 arts33%29.9%1,097

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 179 students in Taylorville CUSD 3'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 class179149,998

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, 819 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Elementary School52214.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Memorial Elementary School29717.7All 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, 614 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Taylorville Jr High School61413.9All 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.

1 high school, 739 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Taylorville Sr High School73914.6not 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 Taylorville CUSD 3

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 Taylorville CUSD 3

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentTaylorville CUSD 3 ranks 330 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,700).#330 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisTaylorville CUSD 3 is the number 185 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,262 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#185 of 865
  3. Richland County CUSD 1The next larger Illinois district: 2,280 students in fall 2022, $13,170 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,170
  4. CCSD 89The next smaller Illinois district: 2,224 students in fall 2022, $19,248 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,248
  5. Compare Taylorville CUSD 3 with Richland County CUSD 1Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Taylorville Sr High School, its largest high school739 students in 2024-25, 14.6 per teacher.739
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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 Taylorville CUSD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in Taylorville CUSD 3?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,172 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Taylorville CUSD 3 spend per student?
    $13,700 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 $14,364 per student, up 4.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Taylorville CUSD 3's money come from?
    $41,108,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.1% state, 46.8% local and 9.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Taylorville CUSD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 342 of the 2,394 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.3%, 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 Taylorville CUSD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Taylorville CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 33% 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 Taylorville CUSD 3?
    85-89% of the 179 students in Taylorville CUSD 3'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 Taylorville CUSD 3's NCES district ID?
    1738700. 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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