V I T CUSD 2

Public school district · Fulton County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1738490

V I T CUSD 2 spent $17,831 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 66% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 327 students in 2024-25; 26.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,095 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 V I T CUSD 2 in enrollment (339 to 357 students) and V I T CUSD 2 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to V I T CUSD 2, FY23V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; Waverly CUSD 6 $16,147; Illini West H S Dist 307 $16,105; Windsor Community Unit School District #1 $15,805; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Annawan CUSD 226 $15,645; Jonesboro Elementary School District 43 $14,827; Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 $14,621; Beecher City CUSD 20 $13,899; Valmeyer CUSD 3 $13,651; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.12k14k16k18k20kV I T CUSD 2$17,831Waverly CUSD 6$16,147Illini West H S Dist 307$16,105Windsor Community Unit School …$15,805A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Annawan CUSD 226$15,645Jonesboro Elementary School Di…$14,827Mulberry Grove CUSD 1$14,621Beecher City CUSD 20$13,899Valmeyer CUSD 3$13,651State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to V I T CUSD 2, FY23V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; Waverly CUSD 6 $16,147; Illini West H S Dist 307 $16,105; Windsor Community Unit School District #1 $15,805; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Annawan CUSD 226 $15,645; Jonesboro Elementary School District 43 $14,827; Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 $14,621; Beecher City CUSD 20 $13,899; Valmeyer CUSD 3 $13,651; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.12k14k16k18k20kV I T CUSD 2$17,831Waverly CUSD 6$16,147Illini West H S Dist 307$16,105Windsor Community Unit School Distr…$15,805A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Annawan CUSD 226$15,645Jonesboro Elementary School Distric…$14,827Mulberry Grove CUSD 1$14,621Beecher City CUSD 20$13,899Valmeyer CUSD 3$13,651State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to V I T CUSD 2, FY23V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; Waverly CUSD 6 $16,147; Illini West H S Dist 307 $16,105; Windsor Community Unit School District #1 $15,805; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Annawan CUSD 226 $15,645; Jonesboro Elementary School District 43 $14,827; Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 $14,621; Beecher City CUSD 20 $13,899; Valmeyer CUSD 3 $13,651; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.12k16k20kV I T CUSD 2$17,831Waverly CUSD 6$16,147Illini West H S Dist 307$16,105Windsor Community Unit School District #1$15,805A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Annawan CUSD 226$15,645Jonesboro Elementary School District 43$14,827Mulberry Grove CUSD 1$14,621Beecher City CUSD 20$13,899Valmeyer CUSD 3$13,651State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to V I T CUSD 2, FY23V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; Waverly CUSD 6 $16,147; Illini West H S Dist 307 $16,105; Windsor Community Unit School District #1 $15,805; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Annawan CUSD 226 $15,645; Jonesboro Elementary School District 43 $14,827; Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 $14,621; Beecher City CUSD 20 $13,899; Valmeyer CUSD 3 $13,651; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.12k16k20kV I T CUSD 2$17,831Waverly CUSD 6$16,147Illini West H S Dist 307$16,105Windsor Community Unit School District…$15,805A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Annawan CUSD 226$15,645Jonesboro Elementary School District 43$14,827Mulberry Grove CUSD 1$14,621Beecher City CUSD 20$13,899Valmeyer CUSD 3$13,651State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$9,159,000 in revenue: 26.3% state, 60.9% local and 12.8% federal. Total spending including $838,000 of capital outlay was $7,362,000, or $21,095 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

V I T CUSD 2 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,408,000; Local $5,582,000; Federal $1,169,000; total $9,159,000.
  • State$2,408,000 26%
  • Local$5,582,000 61%
  • Federal$1,169,000 13%

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 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

349 students in 2022-23, 338 students in 2023-24, 327 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

V I T CUSD 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233492023-243382024-25327
V I T CUSD 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233492023-243382024-25327
V I T CUSD 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233492023-243382024-25327
V I T CUSD 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233492023-243382024-25327

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334939.08.9
2023-2433836.89.2
2024-2532736.49.0

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 V I T CUSD 2 scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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 arts20-24%29.9%165

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

80% or more of the 24 students in V I T 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 rate80% or more87.6%
Students in the class24149,998

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, 168 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
V I T Elementary School16810.6All 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, 69 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
V I T Jr High School6910.0All free (CEP)Targeted 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, 90 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
V I T Sr High School906.6All 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.

Contact V I T 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 V I T CUSD 2

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentV I T CUSD 2 ranks 162 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,831).#162 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisV I T CUSD 2 is the number 684 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 349 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#684 of 865
  3. Annawan CUSD 226The next larger Illinois district: 352 students in fall 2022, $15,645 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,645
  4. A-C Central CUSD 262The next smaller Illinois district: 344 students in fall 2022, $15,765 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,765
  5. Compare V I T CUSD 2 with Annawan CUSD 226Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. V I T Sr High School, its largest high school90 students in 2024-25, 6.6 per teacher.90
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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 V I T CUSD 2

  1. How many schools and students are in V I T CUSD 2?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 327 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does V I T CUSD 2 spend per student?
    $17,831 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,095 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does V I T CUSD 2's money come from?
    $9,159,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.3% state, 60.9% local and 12.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in V I T CUSD 2 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 48 of the 319 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.0%, 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 V I T CUSD 2 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in V I T CUSD 2 scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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 V I T CUSD 2?
    80% or more of the 24 students in V I T 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 V I T CUSD 2's NCES district ID?
    1738490. 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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