Villa Grove CUSD 302

Public school district · Douglas County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1740320

Villa Grove CUSD 302 spent $12,249 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 599 students in 2024-25; 46.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,414 per student, up 1.3% 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 Villa Grove CUSD 302 in enrollment (649 to 661 students) and Villa Grove CUSD 302 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Villa Grove CUSD 302, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Fox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Villa Grove CUSD 302, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Fox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Villa Grove CUSD 302, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Fox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Villa Grove CUSD 302, FY23Avoca SD 37 $31,147; Madison CUSD 12 $22,536; Fox Lake GSD 114 $21,370; Niles ESD 71 $20,015; Illini Central CUSD 189 $17,704; Princeville CUSD 326 $17,162; Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 $16,314; Union Ridge SD 86 $16,059; Elmwood CUSD 322 $12,584; Villa Grove CUSD 302 $12,249; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kAvoca SD 37$31,147Madison CUSD 12$22,536Fox Lake GSD 114$21,370Niles ESD 71$20,015Illini Central CUSD 189$17,704Princeville CUSD 326$17,162Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170$16,314Union Ridge SD 86$16,059Elmwood CUSD 322$12,584Villa Grove CUSD 302$12,249State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$10,649,000 in revenue: 46.1% state, 47.1% local and 6.8% federal. Total spending including $274,000 of capital outlay was $8,869,000, or $13,561 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Villa Grove CUSD 302 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,910,000; Local $5,017,000; Federal $722,000; total $10,649,000.
  • State$4,910,000 46%
  • Local$5,017,000 47%
  • Federal$722,000 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

654 students in 2022-23, 638 students in 2023-24, 599 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Villa Grove CUSD 302 enrollment by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 638, 2024-25: 59902004006008002022-236542023-246382024-25599
Villa Grove CUSD 302 enrollment by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 638, 2024-25: 59902004006008002022-236542023-246382024-25599
Villa Grove CUSD 302 enrollment by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 638, 2024-25: 59902004006008002022-236542023-246382024-25599
Villa Grove CUSD 302 enrollment by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 638, 2024-25: 59902004006008002022-236542023-246382024-25599

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365441.415.8
2023-2463844.814.3
2024-2559946.512.9

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 Villa Grove CUSD 302 scored proficient or above: 26% 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 arts26%29.9%300

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 40 students in Villa Grove CUSD 302'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 class40149,998

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, 310 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Villa Grove Elementary School31013.1not 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, 95 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Villa Grove Jr High School9514.7not 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, 194 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Villa Grove High School19411.9not 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 Villa Grove CUSD 302

  • Phone: (217) 832-2261
  • Office: 400 N Sycamore St, Villa Grove, IL 61956

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 Villa Grove CUSD 302

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentVilla Grove CUSD 302 ranks 444 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,249).#444 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisVilla Grove CUSD 302 is the number 509 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 654 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#509 of 865
  3. Niles ESD 71The next larger Illinois district: 655 students in fall 2022, $20,015 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,015
  4. Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170The next smaller Illinois district: 653 students in fall 2022, $16,314 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,314
  5. Compare Villa Grove CUSD 302 with Niles ESD 71Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Villa Grove High School, its largest high school194 students in 2024-25, 11.9 per teacher.194
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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 Villa Grove CUSD 302

  1. How many schools and students are in Villa Grove CUSD 302?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 599 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Villa Grove CUSD 302 spend per student?
    $12,249 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 $12,414 per student, up 1.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Villa Grove CUSD 302's money come from?
    $10,649,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.1% state, 47.1% local and 6.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Villa Grove CUSD 302 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 54 of the 669 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.1%, 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 Villa Grove CUSD 302 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Villa Grove CUSD 302 scored proficient or above: 26% 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 Villa Grove CUSD 302?
    90% or more of the 40 students in Villa Grove CUSD 302'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 Villa Grove CUSD 302's NCES district ID?
    1740320. 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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