Tolono CUSD 7

Public school district · Champaign County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1739120

Tolono CUSD 7 spent $14,731 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,487 students in 2024-25; 47.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,382 per student, up 4.4% 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 Tolono CUSD 7 in enrollment (1,523 to 1,542 students) and Tolono CUSD 7 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Tolono CUSD 7, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Tolono CUSD 7 $14,731; Robinson Schools $14,473; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; Eureka CUD 140 $12,800; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Harvey SD 152$21,475Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School Dis…$14,822Tolono CUSD 7$14,731Robinson Schools$14,473Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878Eureka CUD 140$12,800State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Tolono CUSD 7, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Tolono CUSD 7 $14,731; Robinson Schools $14,473; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; Eureka CUD 140 $12,800; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Harvey SD 152$21,475Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District…$14,822Tolono CUSD 7$14,731Robinson Schools$14,473Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878Eureka CUD 140$12,800State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Tolono CUSD 7, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Tolono CUSD 7 $14,731; Robinson Schools $14,473; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; Eureka CUD 140 $12,800; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Harvey SD 152$21,475Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District 44$14,822Tolono CUSD 7$14,731Robinson Schools$14,473Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878Eureka CUD 140$12,800State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Tolono CUSD 7, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Tolono CUSD 7 $14,731; Robinson Schools $14,473; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; Eureka CUD 140 $12,800; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Harvey SD 152$21,475Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District 44$14,822Tolono CUSD 7$14,731Robinson Schools$14,473Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878Eureka CUD 140$12,800State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$25,256,000 in revenue: 47.7% state, 43.6% local and 8.7% federal. Total spending including $2,920,000 of capital outlay was $26,580,000, or $17,384 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tolono CUSD 7 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $12,048,000; Local $11,002,000; Federal $2,206,000; total $25,256,000.
  • State$12,048,000 48%
  • Local$11,002,000 44%
  • Federal$2,206,000 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

1,529 students in 2022-23, 1,519 students in 2023-24, 1,487 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tolono CUSD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,529, 2023-24: 1,519, 2024-25: 1,48705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5292023-241,5192024-251,487
Tolono CUSD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,529, 2023-24: 1,519, 2024-25: 1,48705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5292023-241,5192024-251,487
Tolono CUSD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,529, 2023-24: 1,519, 2024-25: 1,48705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5292023-241,5192024-251,487
Tolono CUSD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,529, 2023-24: 1,519, 2024-25: 1,48705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5292023-241,5192024-251,487

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,529108.214.1
2023-241,519116.713.0
2024-251,487112.713.2

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 Tolono CUSD 7 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%795

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 128 students in Tolono CUSD 7'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 class128149,998

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, 640 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Unity West39911.5not reportedTargeted program
Unity East24111.8not reportedNot Title I

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, 367 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Unity Jr High School36714.9not 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 high school, 480 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Unity High School48014.6not 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 Tolono CUSD 7

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 Tolono CUSD 7

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentTolono CUSD 7 ranks 293 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,731).#293 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisTolono CUSD 7 is the number 263 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,529 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#263 of 865
  3. North Boone CUSD 200The next larger Illinois district: 1,531 students in fall 2022, $17,980 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,980
  4. Eureka CUD 140The next smaller Illinois district: 1,528 students in fall 2022, $12,800 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,800
  5. Compare Tolono CUSD 7 with North Boone CUSD 200Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Unity High School, its largest high school480 students in 2024-25, 14.6 per teacher.480
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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 Tolono CUSD 7

  1. How many schools and students are in Tolono CUSD 7?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,487 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tolono CUSD 7 spend per student?
    $14,731 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 $15,382 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tolono CUSD 7's money come from?
    $25,256,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.7% state, 43.6% local and 8.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tolono CUSD 7 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 78 of the 1,760 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.4%, 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 Tolono CUSD 7 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tolono CUSD 7 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 Tolono CUSD 7?
    85-89% of the 128 students in Tolono CUSD 7'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 Tolono CUSD 7's NCES district ID?
    1739120. 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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