Wethersfield School District

Listed by NCES as Wethersfield CUSD 230 (district ID 1742060)

Public school district · Henry County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1742060

Wethersfield School District spent $14,507 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 73% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 513 students in 2024-25; 44.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,063 per student, down 3.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (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 Wethersfield in enrollment (529 to 540 students) and Wethersfield itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wethersfield, FY23East Prairie SD 73 $21,619; Marissa CUSD 40 $19,138; East Alton-Wood River Community High School $18,980; Ridgeview CUSD 19 $16,812; Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 $16,534; Lockport SD 91 $15,715; Western CUSD 12 $15,669; Hardin County CUSD 1 $15,244; Wethersfield $14,507; Oblong CUSD 4 $14,015; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kEast Prairie SD 73$21,619Marissa CUSD 40$19,138East Alton-Wood River Communit…$18,980Ridgeview CUSD 19$16,812Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5$16,534Lockport SD 91$15,715Western CUSD 12$15,669Hardin County CUSD 1$15,244Wethersfield$14,507Oblong CUSD 4$14,015State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wethersfield, FY23East Prairie SD 73 $21,619; Marissa CUSD 40 $19,138; East Alton-Wood River Community High School $18,980; Ridgeview CUSD 19 $16,812; Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 $16,534; Lockport SD 91 $15,715; Western CUSD 12 $15,669; Hardin County CUSD 1 $15,244; Wethersfield $14,507; Oblong CUSD 4 $14,015; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kEast Prairie SD 73$21,619Marissa CUSD 40$19,138East Alton-Wood River Community Hig…$18,980Ridgeview CUSD 19$16,812Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5$16,534Lockport SD 91$15,715Western CUSD 12$15,669Hardin County CUSD 1$15,244Wethersfield$14,507Oblong CUSD 4$14,015State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wethersfield, FY23East Prairie SD 73 $21,619; Marissa CUSD 40 $19,138; East Alton-Wood River Community High School $18,980; Ridgeview CUSD 19 $16,812; Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 $16,534; Lockport SD 91 $15,715; Western CUSD 12 $15,669; Hardin County CUSD 1 $15,244; Wethersfield $14,507; Oblong CUSD 4 $14,015; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kEast Prairie SD 73$21,619Marissa CUSD 40$19,138East Alton-Wood River Community High School$18,980Ridgeview CUSD 19$16,812Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5$16,534Lockport SD 91$15,715Western CUSD 12$15,669Hardin County CUSD 1$15,244Wethersfield$14,507Oblong CUSD 4$14,015State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wethersfield, FY23East Prairie SD 73 $21,619; Marissa CUSD 40 $19,138; East Alton-Wood River Community High School $18,980; Ridgeview CUSD 19 $16,812; Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 $16,534; Lockport SD 91 $15,715; Western CUSD 12 $15,669; Hardin County CUSD 1 $15,244; Wethersfield $14,507; Oblong CUSD 4 $14,015; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kEast Prairie SD 73$21,619Marissa CUSD 40$19,138East Alton-Wood River Community High Sc…$18,980Ridgeview CUSD 19$16,812Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5$16,534Lockport SD 91$15,715Western CUSD 12$15,669Hardin County CUSD 1$15,244Wethersfield$14,507Oblong CUSD 4$14,015State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$9,968,000 in revenue: 44.5% state, 42.5% local and 13.0% federal. Total spending including $746,000 of capital outlay was $9,426,000, or $17,586 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wethersfield School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,431,000; Local $4,239,000; Federal $1,298,000; total $9,968,000.
  • State$4,431,000 44%
  • Local$4,239,000 43%
  • Federal$1,298,000 13%

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

536 students in 2022-23, 539 students in 2023-24, 513 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wethersfield School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 536, 2023-24: 539, 2024-25: 51302004006002022-235362023-245392024-25513
Wethersfield School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 536, 2023-24: 539, 2024-25: 51302004006002022-235362023-245392024-25513
Wethersfield School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 536, 2023-24: 539, 2024-25: 51302004006002022-235362023-245392024-25513
Wethersfield School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 536, 2023-24: 539, 2024-25: 51302004006002022-235362023-245392024-25513

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353645.611.7
2023-2453943.012.5
2024-2551340.012.8

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 Wethersfield School District 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%255

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

80-89% of the 33 students in Wethersfield School District'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 rate80‑89%87.6%
Students in the class33149,998

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, 296 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wethersfield Elementary School29614.4not 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, 217 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School21711.1not 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 Wethersfield School District

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 Wethersfield School District

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWethersfield School District ranks 343 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,507).#343 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWethersfield School District is the number 571 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 536 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#571 of 865
  3. East Alton-Wood River Community High SchoolThe next larger Illinois district: 537 students in fall 2022, $18,980 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,980
  4. Marissa CUSD 40The next smaller Illinois district: 535 students in fall 2022, $19,138 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,138
  5. Compare Wethersfield School District with East Alton-Wood River Community High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School, its largest high school217 students in 2024-25, 11.1 per teacher.217
  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 Wethersfield School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Wethersfield School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 513 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wethersfield School District spend per student?
    $14,507 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 $14,063 per student, down 3.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wethersfield School District's money come from?
    $9,968,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.5% state, 42.5% local and 13.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wethersfield School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 61 of the 530 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.5%, 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 Wethersfield School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wethersfield School District 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 Wethersfield School District?
    80-89% of the 33 students in Wethersfield School District'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 Wethersfield School District's NCES district ID?
    1742060. 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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