Tri Valley CUSD 3

Public school district · McLean County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1713920

Tri Valley CUSD 3 spent $14,200 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 82% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,074 students in 2024-25; 32.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,198 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 Tri Valley CUSD 3 in enrollment (1,081 to 1,108 students) and Tri Valley CUSD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Tri Valley CUSD 3, FY23Millburn District 24 $19,695; Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Pontiac Elementary School District 429 $18,147; Center Cass SD 66 $16,911; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Johnston City Community $13,113; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kMillburn District 24$19,695Nippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Pontiac Elementary School Dist…$18,147Center Cass SD 66$16,911Centralia City Schools$16,491Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Johnston City Community$13,113State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Tri Valley CUSD 3, FY23Millburn District 24 $19,695; Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Pontiac Elementary School District 429 $18,147; Center Cass SD 66 $16,911; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Johnston City Community $13,113; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kMillburn District 24$19,695Nippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Pontiac Elementary School District …$18,147Center Cass SD 66$16,911Centralia City Schools$16,491Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Johnston City Community$13,113State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Tri Valley CUSD 3, FY23Millburn District 24 $19,695; Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Pontiac Elementary School District 429 $18,147; Center Cass SD 66 $16,911; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Johnston City Community $13,113; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k22.5kMillburn District 24$19,695Nippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Pontiac Elementary School District 429$18,147Center Cass SD 66$16,911Centralia City Schools$16,491Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Johnston City Community$13,113State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Tri Valley CUSD 3, FY23Millburn District 24 $19,695; Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Pontiac Elementary School District 429 $18,147; Center Cass SD 66 $16,911; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Johnston City Community $13,113; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k22.5kMillburn District 24$19,695Nippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Pontiac Elementary School District 429$18,147Center Cass SD 66$16,911Centralia City Schools$16,491Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Johnston City Community$13,113State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$18,861,000 in revenue: 32.0% state, 65.2% local and 2.8% federal. Total spending including $650,000 of capital outlay was $17,044,000, or $15,565 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tri Valley CUSD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,028,000; Local $12,304,000; Federal $529,000; total $18,861,000.
  • State$6,028,000 32%
  • Local$12,304,000 65%
  • Federal$529,000 3%

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

1,095 students in 2022-23, 1,080 students in 2023-24, 1,074 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tri Valley CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,080, 2024-25: 1,07405001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0802024-251,074
Tri Valley CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,080, 2024-25: 1,07405001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0802024-251,074
Tri Valley CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,080, 2024-25: 1,07405001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0802024-251,074
Tri Valley CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,080, 2024-25: 1,07405001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0802024-251,074

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,09584.013.0
2023-241,08082.513.1
2024-251,07480.013.4

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 Tri Valley CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 53% 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 arts53%29.9%617

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

95% or more of the 84 students in Tri Valley 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 rate95% or more87.6%
Students in the class84149,998

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, 295 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri-Valley Elementary School29511.8not 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 middle school, 450 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri-Valley Middle School45014.8not 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, 329 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri-Valley High School32913.4not 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 Tri Valley 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 Tri Valley CUSD 3

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentTri Valley CUSD 3 ranks 311 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,200).#311 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisTri Valley CUSD 3 is the number 351 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,095 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#351 of 865
  3. Nippersink SD 2The next larger Illinois district: 1,102 students in fall 2022, $19,656 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,656
  4. Johnston City Community School DistrictThe next smaller Illinois district: 1,094 students in fall 2022, $13,113 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,113
  5. Compare Tri Valley CUSD 3 with Nippersink SD 2Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Tri-Valley High School, its largest high school329 students in 2024-25, 13.4 per teacher.329
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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 Tri Valley CUSD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in Tri Valley CUSD 3?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,074 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tri Valley CUSD 3 spend per student?
    $14,200 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 $15,198 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tri Valley CUSD 3's money come from?
    $18,861,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.0% state, 65.2% local and 2.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tri Valley CUSD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 23 of the 1,160 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.0%, 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 Tri Valley CUSD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tri Valley CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 53% 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 Tri Valley CUSD 3?
    95% or more of the 84 students in Tri Valley 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 Tri Valley CUSD 3's NCES district ID?
    1713920. 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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