Virginia Schools

Listed by NCES as Virginia CUSD 64 (district ID 1740410)

Public school district · Cass County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1740410

Virginia Schools spent $14,227 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 76% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 336 students in 2024-25; 34.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,804 per student, up 4.1% 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 Virginia Schools in enrollment (315 to 327 students) and Virginia Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Virginia Schools, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4 $21,073; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Thompsonville CUSD 174 $13,333; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4$21,073Vienna HSD 133$20,823High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Thompsonville CUSD 174$13,333Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Virginia Schools, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4 $21,073; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Thompsonville CUSD 174 $13,333; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4$21,073Vienna HSD 133$20,823High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Thompsonville CUSD 174$13,333Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Virginia Schools, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4 $21,073; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Thompsonville CUSD 174 $13,333; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4$21,073Vienna HSD 133$20,823High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Thompsonville CUSD 174$13,333Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Virginia Schools, FY23Northwestern CUSD 2 $21,915; Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4 $21,073; Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Orangeville CUSD 203 $16,288; Virginia Schools $14,227; Thompsonville CUSD 174 $13,333; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kNorthwestern CUSD 2$21,915Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4$21,073Vienna HSD 133$20,823High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Orangeville CUSD 203$16,288Virginia Schools$14,227Thompsonville CUSD 174$13,333Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$6,414,000 in revenue: 34.1% state, 55.2% local and 10.7% federal. Total spending including $261,000 of capital outlay was $5,574,000, or $17,364 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Virginia Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,184,000; Local $3,542,000; Federal $688,000; total $6,414,000.
  • State$2,184,000 34%
  • Local$3,542,000 55%
  • Federal$688,000 11%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

321 students in 2022-23, 332 students in 2023-24, 336 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Virginia Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233212023-243322024-25336
Virginia Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233212023-243322024-25336
Virginia Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233212023-243322024-25336
Virginia Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233212023-243322024-25336

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332122.314.4
2023-2433225.413.1
2024-2533628.012.0

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 Virginia Schools scored proficient or above: 40-44% 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 arts40-44%29.9%147

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 19 students in Virginia Schools' 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 class19149,998

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, 180 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Virginia Elementary School18013.4All 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 high school, 156 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Virginia Jr/ Sr High School15610.7All 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 Virginia Schools

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 Virginia Schools

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentVirginia Schools ranks 358 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,227).#358 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisVirginia Schools is the number 698 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 321 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#698 of 865
  3. Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3AThe next larger Illinois district: 322 students in fall 2022, $16,966 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,966
  4. Orangeville CUSD 203The next smaller Illinois district: 320 students in fall 2022, $16,288 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,288
  5. Compare Virginia Schools with Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3AEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Virginia Jr/ Sr High School, its largest high school156 students in 2024-25, 10.7 per teacher.156
  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 Virginia Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Virginia Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 336 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Virginia Schools spend per student?
    $14,227 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 $14,804 per student, up 4.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Virginia Schools' money come from?
    $6,414,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.1% state, 55.2% local and 10.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Virginia Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 43 of the 342 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.6%, 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 Virginia Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Virginia Schools scored proficient or above: 40-44% 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 Virginia Schools?
    80% or more of the 19 students in Virginia Schools' 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 Virginia Schools' NCES district ID?
    1740410. 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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