Washington Grade School District #52

Listed by NCES as Washington SD 52 (district ID 1741040)

Public school district · Tazewell County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1741040

Washington Grade School District #52 spent $12,663 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 92% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 820 students in 2024-25; 49.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,583 per student, up 7.3% 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 Washington Grade School District #52 in enrollment (827 to 858 students) and Washington Grade School District #52 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Washington Grade School District #52, FY23Lake Bluff ESD 65 $25,610; Pleasantdale SD 107 $22,097; Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6 $19,006; Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 $18,886; Rantoul Township High School District 193 $18,173; Edwards County Community $14,485; North Greene CUSD 3 $14,071; Washington Grade School District #52 $12,663; Germantown Hills SD 69 $11,853; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kLake Bluff ESD 65$25,610Pleasantdale SD 107$22,097Fieldcrest Community Unit Scho…$19,006Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157$18,886Rantoul Township High School D…$18,173Edwards County Community$14,485North Greene CUSD 3$14,071Washington Grade School Distri…$12,663Germantown Hills SD 69$11,853Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Washington Grade School District #52, FY23Lake Bluff ESD 65 $25,610; Pleasantdale SD 107 $22,097; Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6 $19,006; Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 $18,886; Rantoul Township High School District 193 $18,173; Edwards County Community $14,485; North Greene CUSD 3 $14,071; Washington Grade School District #52 $12,663; Germantown Hills SD 69 $11,853; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kLake Bluff ESD 65$25,610Pleasantdale SD 107$22,097Fieldcrest Community Unit School Di…$19,006Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157$18,886Rantoul Township High School Distri…$18,173Edwards County Community$14,485North Greene CUSD 3$14,071Washington Grade School District #52$12,663Germantown Hills SD 69$11,853Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Washington Grade School District #52, FY23Lake Bluff ESD 65 $25,610; Pleasantdale SD 107 $22,097; Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6 $19,006; Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 $18,886; Rantoul Township High School District 193 $18,173; Edwards County Community $14,485; North Greene CUSD 3 $14,071; Washington Grade School District #52 $12,663; Germantown Hills SD 69 $11,853; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kLake Bluff ESD 65$25,610Pleasantdale SD 107$22,097Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6$19,006Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157$18,886Rantoul Township High School District 193$18,173Edwards County Community$14,485North Greene CUSD 3$14,071Washington Grade School District #52$12,663Germantown Hills SD 69$11,853Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Washington Grade School District #52, FY23Lake Bluff ESD 65 $25,610; Pleasantdale SD 107 $22,097; Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6 $19,006; Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 $18,886; Rantoul Township High School District 193 $18,173; Edwards County Community $14,485; North Greene CUSD 3 $14,071; Washington Grade School District #52 $12,663; Germantown Hills SD 69 $11,853; Metamora Grade School $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kLake Bluff ESD 65$25,610Pleasantdale SD 107$22,097Fieldcrest Community Unit School Distri…$19,006Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157$18,886Rantoul Township High School District 1…$18,173Edwards County Community$14,485North Greene CUSD 3$14,071Washington Grade School District #52$12,663Germantown Hills SD 69$11,853Metamora Grade School$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$12,153,000 in revenue: 49.3% state, 45.4% local and 5.3% federal. Total spending including $502,000 of capital outlay was $11,844,000, or $14,050 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Washington Grade School District #52 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,993,000; Local $5,514,000; Federal $646,000; total $12,153,000.
  • State$5,993,000 49%
  • Local$5,514,000 45%
  • Federal$646,000 5%

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

843 students in 2022-23, 837 students in 2023-24, 820 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Washington Grade School District #52 enrollment by school year2022-23: 843, 2023-24: 837, 2024-25: 82002505007501k2022-238432023-248372024-25820
Washington Grade School District #52 enrollment by school year2022-23: 843, 2023-24: 837, 2024-25: 82002505007501k2022-238432023-248372024-25820
Washington Grade School District #52 enrollment by school year2022-23: 843, 2023-24: 837, 2024-25: 82002505007501k2022-238432023-248372024-25820
Washington Grade School District #52 enrollment by school year2022-23: 843, 2023-24: 837, 2024-25: 82002505007501k2022-238432023-248372024-25820

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2384358.214.5
2023-2483759.214.1
2024-2582058.214.1

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 Washington Grade School District #52 scored proficient or above: 42% 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 arts42%29.9%545

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, 442 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Grade School44214.3not 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, 378 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washington Middle School37813.9not 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 Washington Grade School District #52

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 Washington Grade School District #52

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWashington Grade School District #52 ranks 432 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,663).#432 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWashington Grade School District #52 is the number 442 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 843 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#442 of 865
  3. Rantoul Township High School District 193The next larger Illinois district: 848 students in fall 2022, $18,173 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,173
  4. Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6The next smaller Illinois district: 841 students in fall 2022, $19,006 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,006
  5. Compare Washington Grade School District #52 with Rantoul Township High School District 193Enrollment, 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 Washington Grade School District #52

  1. How many schools and students are in Washington Grade School District #52?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 820 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Washington Grade School District #52 spend per student?
    $12,663 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 $13,583 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Washington Grade School District #52's money come from?
    $12,153,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.3% state, 45.4% local and 5.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Washington Grade School District #52 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 44 of the 1,014 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.3%, 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 Washington Grade School District #52 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Washington Grade School District #52 scored proficient or above: 42% 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 Washington Grade School District #52's NCES district ID?
    1741040. 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 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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