Williamsville CUSD 15

Public school district · Sangamon County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1742480

Williamsville CUSD 15 spent $12,503 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,458 students in 2024-25; 40.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,377 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 Williamsville CUSD 15 in enrollment (1,466 to 1,514 students) and Williamsville CUSD 15 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Williamsville CUSD 15, FY23Lisle CUSD 202 $27,944; River Trails SD 26 $21,707; South Holland SD 151 $21,176; Byron CUSD 226 $20,287; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; Western Springs SD 101 $17,700; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Washington CHSD 308 $15,150; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kLisle CUSD 202$27,944River Trails SD 26$21,707South Holland SD 151$21,176Byron CUSD 226$20,287Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791Western Springs SD 101$17,700Meridian Community Unit School…$16,212Washington CHSD 308$15,150Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Williamsville CUSD 15, FY23Lisle CUSD 202 $27,944; River Trails SD 26 $21,707; South Holland SD 151 $21,176; Byron CUSD 226 $20,287; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; Western Springs SD 101 $17,700; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Washington CHSD 308 $15,150; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kLisle CUSD 202$27,944River Trails SD 26$21,707South Holland SD 151$21,176Byron CUSD 226$20,287Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791Western Springs SD 101$17,700Meridian Community Unit School Dist…$16,212Washington CHSD 308$15,150Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Williamsville CUSD 15, FY23Lisle CUSD 202 $27,944; River Trails SD 26 $21,707; South Holland SD 151 $21,176; Byron CUSD 226 $20,287; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; Western Springs SD 101 $17,700; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Washington CHSD 308 $15,150; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kLisle CUSD 202$27,944River Trails SD 26$21,707South Holland SD 151$21,176Byron CUSD 226$20,287Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791Western Springs SD 101$17,700Meridian Community Unit School District #223$16,212Washington CHSD 308$15,150Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Williamsville CUSD 15, FY23Lisle CUSD 202 $27,944; River Trails SD 26 $21,707; South Holland SD 151 $21,176; Byron CUSD 226 $20,287; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; Western Springs SD 101 $17,700; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Washington CHSD 308 $15,150; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kLisle CUSD 202$27,944River Trails SD 26$21,707South Holland SD 151$21,176Byron CUSD 226$20,287Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791Western Springs SD 101$17,700Meridian Community Unit School District…$16,212Washington CHSD 308$15,150Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$25,078,000 in revenue: 40.5% state, 55.5% local and 4.0% federal. Total spending including $16,380,000 of capital outlay was $38,269,000, or $25,615 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Williamsville CUSD 15 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,160,000; Local $13,907,000; Federal $1,011,000; total $25,078,000.
  • State$10,160,000 41%
  • Local$13,907,000 55%
  • Federal$1,011,000 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

1,494 students in 2022-23, 1,453 students in 2023-24, 1,458 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Williamsville CUSD 15 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,494, 2023-24: 1,453, 2024-25: 1,45805001k1.5k2022-231,4942023-241,4532024-251,458
Williamsville CUSD 15 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,494, 2023-24: 1,453, 2024-25: 1,45805001k1.5k2022-231,4942023-241,4532024-251,458
Williamsville CUSD 15 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,494, 2023-24: 1,453, 2024-25: 1,45805001k1.5k2022-231,4942023-241,4532024-251,458
Williamsville CUSD 15 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,494, 2023-24: 1,453, 2024-25: 1,45805001k1.5k2022-231,4942023-241,4532024-251,458

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,49496.815.4
2023-241,45399.014.7
2024-251,458100.414.5

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 Williamsville CUSD 15 scored proficient or above: 51% 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 arts51%29.9%820

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

95% or more of the 133 students in Williamsville CUSD 15'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 rate95% or more87.6%
Students in the class133149,998

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, 552 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sherman Elementary School55215.2not 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, 444 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Williamsville Jr High School44414.3not 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 high school, 462 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Williamsville High School46214.0not 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 Williamsville CUSD 15

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 Williamsville CUSD 15

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWilliamsville CUSD 15 ranks 360 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,503).#360 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWilliamsville CUSD 15 is the number 269 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,494 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#269 of 865
  3. Beardstown CUSD 15The next larger Illinois district: 1,506 students in fall 2022, $12,096 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,096
  4. Meridian Community Unit School District #223The next smaller Illinois district: 1,493 students in fall 2022, $16,212 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,212
  5. Compare Williamsville CUSD 15 with Beardstown CUSD 15Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Williamsville High School, its largest high school462 students in 2024-25, 14.0 per teacher.462
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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 Williamsville CUSD 15

  1. How many schools and students are in Williamsville CUSD 15?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,458 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Williamsville CUSD 15 spend per student?
    $12,503 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 $13,377 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Williamsville CUSD 15's money come from?
    $25,078,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.5% state, 55.5% local and 4.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Williamsville CUSD 15 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 36 of the 1,448 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.5%, 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 Williamsville CUSD 15 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Williamsville CUSD 15 scored proficient or above: 51% 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 Williamsville CUSD 15?
    95% or more of the 133 students in Williamsville CUSD 15'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 Williamsville CUSD 15's NCES district ID?
    1742480. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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