Venice CUSD 3

Public school district · Madison County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1740200

Venice CUSD 3 spent $46,946 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 62 students in 2024-25; 51.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $49,565 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Venice CUSD 3 in enrollment (89 to 97 students) and Venice CUSD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Venice CUSD 3, FY23Venice CUSD 3 $46,946; Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61 $23,539; Brussels CUSD 42 $23,155; Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65 $22,125; Tamaroa School Dist 5 $21,022; Creston CCSD 161 $19,330; Cornell CCSD 426 $17,126; Geff CCSD 14 $16,565; Damiansville SD 62 $14,573; South Wilmington CCSD 74 $14,124; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40k50kVenice CUSD 3$46,946Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61$23,539Brussels CUSD 42$23,155Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65$22,125Tamaroa School Dist 5$21,022Creston CCSD 161$19,330Cornell CCSD 426$17,126Geff CCSD 14$16,565Damiansville SD 62$14,573South Wilmington CCSD 74$14,124State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Venice CUSD 3, FY23Venice CUSD 3 $46,946; Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61 $23,539; Brussels CUSD 42 $23,155; Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65 $22,125; Tamaroa School Dist 5 $21,022; Creston CCSD 161 $19,330; Cornell CCSD 426 $17,126; Geff CCSD 14 $16,565; Damiansville SD 62 $14,573; South Wilmington CCSD 74 $14,124; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40k50kVenice CUSD 3$46,946Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61$23,539Brussels CUSD 42$23,155Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65$22,125Tamaroa School Dist 5$21,022Creston CCSD 161$19,330Cornell CCSD 426$17,126Geff CCSD 14$16,565Damiansville SD 62$14,573South Wilmington CCSD 74$14,124State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Venice CUSD 3, FY23Venice CUSD 3 $46,946; Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61 $23,539; Brussels CUSD 42 $23,155; Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65 $22,125; Tamaroa School Dist 5 $21,022; Creston CCSD 161 $19,330; Cornell CCSD 426 $17,126; Geff CCSD 14 $16,565; Damiansville SD 62 $14,573; South Wilmington CCSD 74 $14,124; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k30k50kVenice CUSD 3$46,946Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61$23,539Brussels CUSD 42$23,155Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65$22,125Tamaroa School Dist 5$21,022Creston CCSD 161$19,330Cornell CCSD 426$17,126Geff CCSD 14$16,565Damiansville SD 62$14,573South Wilmington CCSD 74$14,124State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Venice CUSD 3, FY23Venice CUSD 3 $46,946; Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61 $23,539; Brussels CUSD 42 $23,155; Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65 $22,125; Tamaroa School Dist 5 $21,022; Creston CCSD 161 $19,330; Cornell CCSD 426 $17,126; Geff CCSD 14 $16,565; Damiansville SD 62 $14,573; South Wilmington CCSD 74 $14,124; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k30k50kVenice CUSD 3$46,946Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61$23,539Brussels CUSD 42$23,155Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65$22,125Tamaroa School Dist 5$21,022Creston CCSD 161$19,330Cornell CCSD 426$17,126Geff CCSD 14$16,565Damiansville SD 62$14,573South Wilmington CCSD 74$14,124State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$10,231,000 in revenue: 51.4% state, 40.4% local and 8.2% federal. Total spending including $27,000 of capital outlay was $4,657,000, or $50,620 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Venice CUSD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,254,000; Local $4,135,000; Federal $842,000; total $10,231,000.
  • State$5,254,000 51%
  • Local$4,135,000 40%
  • Federal$842,000 8%

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

92 students in 2022-23, 85 students in 2023-24, 62 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Venice CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 6202550751002022-23922023-24852024-2562
Venice CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 6202550751002022-23922023-24852024-2562
Venice CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 6202550751002022-23922023-24852024-2562
Venice CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 6202550751002022-23922023-24852024-2562

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239211.08.4
2023-24859.09.4
2024-256211.05.6

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 Venice CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 10% or less 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 arts10% or less29.9%37

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.

1 elementary school, 62 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Venice Elementary School625.6All 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.

Contact Venice 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 Venice CUSD 3

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentVenice CUSD 3 ranks 3 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($46,946).#3 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisVenice CUSD 3 is the number 835 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 92 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#835 of 865
  3. IDJJ Sch Dist 428The next larger Illinois district: 94 students in fall 2022.
  4. Tamaroa School Dist 5The next smaller Illinois district: 91 students in fall 2022, $21,022 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,022
  5. Compare Venice CUSD 3 with IDJJ Sch Dist 428Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Venice CUSD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in Venice CUSD 3?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 62 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Venice CUSD 3 spend per student?
    $46,946 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 $49,565 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Venice CUSD 3's money come from?
    $10,231,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.4% state, 40.4% local and 8.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Venice CUSD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 30 of the 100 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 30.0%, 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 Venice CUSD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Venice CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 10% or less 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 Venice CUSD 3's NCES district ID?
    1740200. 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 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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