Valmeyer CUSD 3

Public school district · Monroe County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1740080

Valmeyer CUSD 3 spent $13,651 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 84% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 335 students in 2024-25; 24.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,955 per student, up 46.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 Valmeyer CUSD 3 in enrollment (344 to 364 students) and Valmeyer CUSD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Valmeyer CUSD 3, FY23E. F. Lindop School District 92 $26,951; AlWood Community District #225 $20,377; V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; Waverly CUSD 6 $16,147; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Annawan CUSD 226 $15,645; Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 $14,621; Beecher City CUSD 20 $13,899; Valmeyer CUSD 3 $13,651; Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7 $10,920; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20k25k30kE. F. Lindop School District 92$26,951AlWood Community District #225$20,377V I T CUSD 2$17,831Waverly CUSD 6$16,147A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Annawan CUSD 226$15,645Mulberry Grove CUSD 1$14,621Beecher City CUSD 20$13,899Valmeyer CUSD 3$13,651Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7$10,920State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Valmeyer CUSD 3, FY23E. F. Lindop School District 92 $26,951; AlWood Community District #225 $20,377; V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; Waverly CUSD 6 $16,147; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Annawan CUSD 226 $15,645; Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 $14,621; Beecher City CUSD 20 $13,899; Valmeyer CUSD 3 $13,651; Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7 $10,920; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20k25k30kE. F. Lindop School District 92$26,951AlWood Community District #225$20,377V I T CUSD 2$17,831Waverly CUSD 6$16,147A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Annawan CUSD 226$15,645Mulberry Grove CUSD 1$14,621Beecher City CUSD 20$13,899Valmeyer CUSD 3$13,651Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7$10,920State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Valmeyer CUSD 3, FY23E. F. Lindop School District 92 $26,951; AlWood Community District #225 $20,377; V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; Waverly CUSD 6 $16,147; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Annawan CUSD 226 $15,645; Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 $14,621; Beecher City CUSD 20 $13,899; Valmeyer CUSD 3 $13,651; Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7 $10,920; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k15k25k30kE. F. Lindop School District 92$26,951AlWood Community District #225$20,377V I T CUSD 2$17,831Waverly CUSD 6$16,147A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Annawan CUSD 226$15,645Mulberry Grove CUSD 1$14,621Beecher City CUSD 20$13,899Valmeyer CUSD 3$13,651Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7$10,920State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Valmeyer CUSD 3, FY23E. F. Lindop School District 92 $26,951; AlWood Community District #225 $20,377; V I T CUSD 2 $17,831; Waverly CUSD 6 $16,147; A-C Central CUSD 262 $15,765; Annawan CUSD 226 $15,645; Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 $14,621; Beecher City CUSD 20 $13,899; Valmeyer CUSD 3 $13,651; Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7 $10,920; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k15k25k30kE. F. Lindop School District 92$26,951AlWood Community District #225$20,377V I T CUSD 2$17,831Waverly CUSD 6$16,147A-C Central CUSD 262$15,765Annawan CUSD 226$15,645Mulberry Grove CUSD 1$14,621Beecher City CUSD 20$13,899Valmeyer CUSD 3$13,651Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7$10,920State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$6,272,000 in revenue: 24.4% state, 68.4% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending including $214,000 of capital outlay was $5,397,000, or $15,203 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Valmeyer CUSD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,533,000; Local $4,289,000; Federal $450,000; total $6,272,000.
  • State$1,533,000 24%
  • Local$4,289,000 68%
  • Federal$450,000 7%

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

355 students in 2022-23, 352 students in 2023-24, 335 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Valmeyer CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 352, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233552023-243522024-25335
Valmeyer CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 352, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233552023-243522024-25335
Valmeyer CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 352, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233552023-243522024-25335
Valmeyer CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 352, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233552023-243522024-25335

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335530.211.8
2023-2435230.211.7
2024-2533531.810.5

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 Valmeyer CUSD 3 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%176

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

90% or more of the 32 students in Valmeyer 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 rate90% or more87.6%
Students in the class32149,998

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, 152 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Valmeyer Elementary School15211.5not 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, 77 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Valmeyer Jr High7710.2not 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, 106 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Valmeyer High School1069.6not 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.

Contact Valmeyer CUSD 3

  • Phone: (618) 935-2100
  • Office: 300 S Cedar Bluff Dr, Valmeyer, IL 62295

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 Valmeyer CUSD 3

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentValmeyer CUSD 3 ranks 392 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,651).#392 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisValmeyer CUSD 3 is the number 680 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 355 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#680 of 865
  3. Beecher City CUSD 20The next larger Illinois district: 357 students in fall 2022, $13,899 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,899
  4. Mulberry Grove CUSD 1The next smaller Illinois district: 354 students in fall 2022, $14,621 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,621
  5. Compare Valmeyer CUSD 3 with Beecher City CUSD 20Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Valmeyer High School, its largest high school106 students in 2024-25, 9.6 per teacher.106
  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 Valmeyer CUSD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in Valmeyer CUSD 3?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 335 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Valmeyer CUSD 3 spend per student?
    $13,651 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 $19,955 per student, up 46.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Valmeyer CUSD 3's money come from?
    $6,272,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.4% state, 68.4% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Valmeyer CUSD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 11 of the 413 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.7%, 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 Valmeyer CUSD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Valmeyer CUSD 3 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 Valmeyer CUSD 3?
    90% or more of the 32 students in Valmeyer 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 Valmeyer CUSD 3's NCES district ID?
    1740080. 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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