Triad CUSD 2

Public school district · Madison County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1737350

Triad CUSD 2 spent $12,745 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 6 schools enrolled 4,009 students in 2024-25; 41.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,555 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (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 Triad CUSD 2 in enrollment (3,842 to 4,079 students) and Triad CUSD 2 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Triad CUSD 2, FY23Hinsdale School District 86 $30,924; Lyons Twp HSD 204 $25,494; DuPage HSD 88 $23,109; McHenry District 15 $20,259; Kaneland CUSD 302 $19,612; Lockport Twp HSD 205 $18,531; Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C $17,369; Galesburg CUSD 205 $16,041; Triad CUSD 2 $12,745; O'Fallon School District 90 $11,672; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kHinsdale School District 86$30,924Lyons Twp HSD 204$25,494DuPage HSD 88$23,109McHenry District 15$20,259Kaneland CUSD 302$19,612Lockport Twp HSD 205$18,531Troy Community Consolidated Sc…$17,369Galesburg CUSD 205$16,041Triad CUSD 2$12,745O'Fallon School District 90$11,672State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Triad CUSD 2, FY23Hinsdale School District 86 $30,924; Lyons Twp HSD 204 $25,494; DuPage HSD 88 $23,109; McHenry District 15 $20,259; Kaneland CUSD 302 $19,612; Lockport Twp HSD 205 $18,531; Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C $17,369; Galesburg CUSD 205 $16,041; Triad CUSD 2 $12,745; O'Fallon School District 90 $11,672; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kHinsdale School District 86$30,924Lyons Twp HSD 204$25,494DuPage HSD 88$23,109McHenry District 15$20,259Kaneland CUSD 302$19,612Lockport Twp HSD 205$18,531Troy Community Consolidated School …$17,369Galesburg CUSD 205$16,041Triad CUSD 2$12,745O'Fallon School District 90$11,672State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Triad CUSD 2, FY23Hinsdale School District 86 $30,924; Lyons Twp HSD 204 $25,494; DuPage HSD 88 $23,109; McHenry District 15 $20,259; Kaneland CUSD 302 $19,612; Lockport Twp HSD 205 $18,531; Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C $17,369; Galesburg CUSD 205 $16,041; Triad CUSD 2 $12,745; O'Fallon School District 90 $11,672; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kHinsdale School District 86$30,924Lyons Twp HSD 204$25,494DuPage HSD 88$23,109McHenry District 15$20,259Kaneland CUSD 302$19,612Lockport Twp HSD 205$18,531Troy Community Consolidated School District…$17,369Galesburg CUSD 205$16,041Triad CUSD 2$12,745O'Fallon School District 90$11,672State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Triad CUSD 2, FY23Hinsdale School District 86 $30,924; Lyons Twp HSD 204 $25,494; DuPage HSD 88 $23,109; McHenry District 15 $20,259; Kaneland CUSD 302 $19,612; Lockport Twp HSD 205 $18,531; Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C $17,369; Galesburg CUSD 205 $16,041; Triad CUSD 2 $12,745; O'Fallon School District 90 $11,672; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kHinsdale School District 86$30,924Lyons Twp HSD 204$25,494DuPage HSD 88$23,109McHenry District 15$20,259Kaneland CUSD 302$19,612Lockport Twp HSD 205$18,531Troy Community Consolidated School Dist…$17,369Galesburg CUSD 205$16,041Triad CUSD 2$12,745O'Fallon School District 90$11,672State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$63,894,000 in revenue: 41.0% state, 54.4% local and 4.7% federal. Total spending including $3,818,000 of capital outlay was $56,877,000, or $14,251 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Triad CUSD 2 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $26,190,000; Local $34,730,000; Federal $2,974,000; total $63,894,000.
  • State$26,190,000 41%
  • Local$34,730,000 54%
  • Federal$2,974,000 5%

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

3,991 students in 2022-23, 4,005 students in 2023-24, 4,009 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Triad CUSD 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,991, 2023-24: 4,005, 2024-25: 4,00902k4k6k2022-233,9912023-244,0052024-254,009
Triad CUSD 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,991, 2023-24: 4,005, 2024-25: 4,00902k4k6k2022-233,9912023-244,0052024-254,009
Triad CUSD 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,991, 2023-24: 4,005, 2024-25: 4,00902k4k6k2022-233,9912023-244,0052024-254,009
Triad CUSD 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,991, 2023-24: 4,005, 2024-25: 4,00902k4k6k2022-233,9912023-244,0052024-254,009

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,991242.816.4
2023-244,005250.816.0
2024-254,009253.615.8

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 Triad CUSD 2 scored proficient or above: 41% 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 arts41%29.9%2,072

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

97% of the 295 students in Triad CUSD 2'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 rate97%87.6%
Students in the class295149,998

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,866 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Silver Creek Elementary75716.3not reportedSchoolwide program
C A Henning School70614.3not reportedSchoolwide program
St Jacob Elementary School26215.6not reportedNot Title I
Marine Elementary School14115.2not 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, 925 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Triad Middle School92516.4not 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.

1 high school, 1,218 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Triad High School1,21816.2not 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.

Contact Triad CUSD 2

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 Triad CUSD 2

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentTriad CUSD 2 ranks 357 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,745).#357 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisTriad CUSD 2 is the number 90 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,991 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#90 of 865
  3. Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-CThe next larger Illinois district: 4,012 students in fall 2022, $17,369 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,369
  4. O'Fallon School District 90The next smaller Illinois district: 3,944 students in fall 2022, $11,672 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,672
  5. Compare Triad CUSD 2 with Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-CEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Triad High School, its largest high school1,218 students in 2024-25, 16.2 per teacher.1,218
  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 Triad CUSD 2

  1. How many schools and students are in Triad CUSD 2?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,009 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Triad CUSD 2 spend per student?
    $12,745 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 $13,555 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Triad CUSD 2's money come from?
    $63,894,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.0% state, 54.4% local and 4.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Triad CUSD 2 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 124 of the 4,275 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.9%, 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 Triad CUSD 2 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Triad CUSD 2 scored proficient or above: 41% 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 Triad CUSD 2?
    97% of the 295 students in Triad CUSD 2'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 Triad CUSD 2's NCES district ID?
    1737350. 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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