Wauconda CUSD 118

Public school district · Lake County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1741190

Wauconda CUSD 118 spent $19,309 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 61% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 6 schools enrolled 4,186 students in 2024-25; 35.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,475 per student, up 11.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (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 Wauconda CUSD 118 in enrollment (4,152 to 4,499 students) and Wauconda CUSD 118 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wauconda CUSD 118, FY23Stevenson High School $30,613; CCSD 62 $25,359; Glenview School District 34 $23,633; Crete-Monee School District 201-U $22,610; Urbana SD 116 $20,461; Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 $20,096; Wauconda CUSD 118 $19,309; Proviso Township High Schools District 209 $17,530; Mascoutah CUD 19 $14,011; Minooka CCSD 201 $13,808; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kStevenson High School$30,613CCSD 62$25,359Glenview School District 34$23,633Crete-Monee School District 20…$22,610Urbana SD 116$20,461Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview…$20,096Wauconda CUSD 118$19,309Proviso Township High Schools …$17,530Mascoutah CUD 19$14,011Minooka CCSD 201$13,808State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wauconda CUSD 118, FY23Stevenson High School $30,613; CCSD 62 $25,359; Glenview School District 34 $23,633; Crete-Monee School District 201-U $22,610; Urbana SD 116 $20,461; Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 $20,096; Wauconda CUSD 118 $19,309; Proviso Township High Schools District 209 $17,530; Mascoutah CUD 19 $14,011; Minooka CCSD 201 $13,808; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kStevenson High School$30,613CCSD 62$25,359Glenview School District 34$23,633Crete-Monee School District 201-U$22,610Urbana SD 116$20,461Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89$20,096Wauconda CUSD 118$19,309Proviso Township High Schools Distr…$17,530Mascoutah CUD 19$14,011Minooka CCSD 201$13,808State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wauconda CUSD 118, FY23Stevenson High School $30,613; CCSD 62 $25,359; Glenview School District 34 $23,633; Crete-Monee School District 201-U $22,610; Urbana SD 116 $20,461; Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 $20,096; Wauconda CUSD 118 $19,309; Proviso Township High Schools District 209 $17,530; Mascoutah CUD 19 $14,011; Minooka CCSD 201 $13,808; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kStevenson High School$30,613CCSD 62$25,359Glenview School District 34$23,633Crete-Monee School District 201-U$22,610Urbana SD 116$20,461Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89$20,096Wauconda CUSD 118$19,309Proviso Township High Schools District 209$17,530Mascoutah CUD 19$14,011Minooka CCSD 201$13,808State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wauconda CUSD 118, FY23Stevenson High School $30,613; CCSD 62 $25,359; Glenview School District 34 $23,633; Crete-Monee School District 201-U $22,610; Urbana SD 116 $20,461; Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 $20,096; Wauconda CUSD 118 $19,309; Proviso Township High Schools District 209 $17,530; Mascoutah CUD 19 $14,011; Minooka CCSD 201 $13,808; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kStevenson High School$30,613CCSD 62$25,359Glenview School District 34$23,633Crete-Monee School District 201-U$22,610Urbana SD 116$20,461Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89$20,096Wauconda CUSD 118$19,309Proviso Township High Schools District…$17,530Mascoutah CUD 19$14,011Minooka CCSD 201$13,808State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$108,155,000 in revenue: 35.7% state, 60.3% local and 4.0% federal. Total spending including $2,086,000 of capital outlay was $93,473,000, or $21,307 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wauconda CUSD 118 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $38,650,000; Local $65,203,000; Federal $4,302,000; total $108,155,000.
  • State$38,650,000 36%
  • Local$65,203,000 60%
  • Federal$4,302,000 4%

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 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,387 students in 2022-23, 4,280 students in 2023-24, 4,186 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wauconda CUSD 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,387, 2023-24: 4,280, 2024-25: 4,18602k4k6k2022-234,3872023-244,2802024-254,186
Wauconda CUSD 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,387, 2023-24: 4,280, 2024-25: 4,18602k4k6k2022-234,3872023-244,2802024-254,186
Wauconda CUSD 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,387, 2023-24: 4,280, 2024-25: 4,18602k4k6k2022-234,3872023-244,2802024-254,186
Wauconda CUSD 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,387, 2023-24: 4,280, 2024-25: 4,18602k4k6k2022-234,3872023-244,2802024-254,186

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,387315.313.9
2023-244,280320.513.4
2024-254,186340.712.3

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 Wauconda CUSD 118 scored proficient or above: 30% 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 arts30%29.9%2,298

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

89% of the 335 students in Wauconda CUSD 118'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 rate89%87.6%
Students in the class335149,998

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.

3 elementary schools, 1,777 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Robert Crown School77611.7not reportedNot Title I
Cotton Creek School58012.0not reportedSchoolwide program
Wauconda Grade School4219.6not 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.

2 middle schools, 957 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wauconda Middle School50611.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Matthews Middle School45111.5not reportedSchoolwide 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, 1,452 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wauconda High School1,45214.5not reportedSchoolwide 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 Wauconda CUSD 118

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 Wauconda CUSD 118

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWauconda CUSD 118 ranks 148 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,309).#148 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWauconda CUSD 118 is the number 82 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 4,387 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#82 of 865
  3. Crete-Monee School District 201-UThe next larger Illinois district: 4,415 students in fall 2022, $22,610 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,610
  4. Glenview School District 34The next smaller Illinois district: 4,317 students in fall 2022, $23,633 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,633
  5. Compare Wauconda CUSD 118 with Crete-Monee School District 201-UEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wauconda High School, its largest high school1,452 students in 2024-25, 14.5 per teacher.1,452
  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 Wauconda CUSD 118

  1. How many schools and students are in Wauconda CUSD 118?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,186 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wauconda CUSD 118 spend per student?
    $19,309 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,475 per student, up 11.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wauconda CUSD 118's money come from?
    $108,155,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.7% state, 60.3% local and 4.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wauconda CUSD 118 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 280 of the 4,671 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.0%, 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 Wauconda CUSD 118 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wauconda CUSD 118 scored proficient or above: 30% 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 Wauconda CUSD 118?
    89% of the 335 students in Wauconda CUSD 118'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 Wauconda CUSD 118's NCES district ID?
    1741190. 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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