Wesclin CUSD 3

Public school district · Clinton County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1739420

Wesclin CUSD 3 spent $12,984 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 92% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,288 students in 2024-25; 51.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,132 per student, up 8.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Wesclin CUSD 3 in enrollment (1,324 to 1,345 students) and Wesclin CUSD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wesclin CUSD 3, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wesclin CUSD 3, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wesclin CUSD 3, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wesclin CUSD 3, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$20,699,000 in revenue: 51.3% state, 39.9% local and 8.7% federal. Total spending including $588,000 of capital outlay was $18,928,000, or $14,062 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wesclin CUSD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,626,000; Local $8,265,000; Federal $1,808,000; total $20,699,000.
  • State$10,626,000 51%
  • Local$8,265,000 40%
  • Federal$1,808,000 9%

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

1,346 students in 2022-23, 1,319 students in 2023-24, 1,288 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wesclin CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,346, 2023-24: 1,319, 2024-25: 1,28805001k1.5k2022-231,3462023-241,3192024-251,288
Wesclin CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,346, 2023-24: 1,319, 2024-25: 1,28805001k1.5k2022-231,3462023-241,3192024-251,288
Wesclin CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,346, 2023-24: 1,319, 2024-25: 1,28805001k1.5k2022-231,3462023-241,3192024-251,288
Wesclin CUSD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,346, 2023-24: 1,319, 2024-25: 1,28805001k1.5k2022-231,3462023-241,3192024-251,288

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,34690.714.8
2023-241,31995.513.8
2024-251,28895.213.5

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 Wesclin CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 37% 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 arts37%29.9%651

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

85-89% of the 99 students in Wesclin CUSD 3'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 rate85‑89%87.6%
Students in the class99149,998

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.

2 elementary schools, 453 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Baden Elementary School24614.5not reportedSchoolwide program
Trenton Elementary School20714.8not reportedNot Title I

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, 492 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wesclin Middle School49213.5not 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, 343 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wesclin Sr High School34312.4not reportedNot Title I

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 Wesclin 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 Wesclin CUSD 3

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWesclin CUSD 3 ranks 347 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,984).#347 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWesclin CUSD 3 is the number 292 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,346 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#292 of 865
  3. Du Quoin CUSD 300The next larger Illinois district: 1,370 students in fall 2022, $16,375 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,375
  4. Flora CUSD 35The next smaller Illinois district: 1,345 students in fall 2022, $10,897 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,897
  5. Compare Wesclin CUSD 3 with Du Quoin CUSD 300Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wesclin Sr High School, its largest high school343 students in 2024-25, 12.4 per teacher.343
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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 Wesclin CUSD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in Wesclin CUSD 3?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,288 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wesclin CUSD 3 spend per student?
    $12,984 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 $14,132 per student, up 8.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wesclin CUSD 3's money come from?
    $20,699,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.3% state, 39.9% local and 8.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wesclin CUSD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 117 of the 1,392 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.4%, 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 Wesclin CUSD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wesclin CUSD 3 scored proficient or above: 37% 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 Wesclin CUSD 3?
    85-89% of the 99 students in Wesclin CUSD 3'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 Wesclin CUSD 3's NCES district ID?
    1739420. 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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