Willow Springs SD 108

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1742570

Willow Springs SD 108 spent $17,464 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 414 students in 2024-25; 36.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,951 per student, up 20.0% 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 Willow Springs SD 108 in enrollment (396 to 402 students) and Willow Springs SD 108 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Willow Springs SD 108, FY23Heritage CUSD 8 $18,793; CUSD 3 Fulton County $17,850; Willow Springs SD 108 $17,464; Harrison SD 36 $16,565; Wallace Grade School $16,561; Warren CUSD 205 $15,393; Vienna SD 55 $14,005; Triopia CUSD 27 $13,689; Norwood ESD 63 $13,145; Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A $11,882; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kHeritage CUSD 8$18,793CUSD 3 Fulton County$17,850Willow Springs SD 108$17,464Harrison SD 36$16,565Wallace Grade School$16,561Warren CUSD 205$15,393Vienna SD 55$14,005Triopia CUSD 27$13,689Norwood ESD 63$13,145Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A$11,882State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Willow Springs SD 108, FY23Heritage CUSD 8 $18,793; CUSD 3 Fulton County $17,850; Willow Springs SD 108 $17,464; Harrison SD 36 $16,565; Wallace Grade School $16,561; Warren CUSD 205 $15,393; Vienna SD 55 $14,005; Triopia CUSD 27 $13,689; Norwood ESD 63 $13,145; Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A $11,882; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kHeritage CUSD 8$18,793CUSD 3 Fulton County$17,850Willow Springs SD 108$17,464Harrison SD 36$16,565Wallace Grade School$16,561Warren CUSD 205$15,393Vienna SD 55$14,005Triopia CUSD 27$13,689Norwood ESD 63$13,145Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A$11,882State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Willow Springs SD 108, FY23Heritage CUSD 8 $18,793; CUSD 3 Fulton County $17,850; Willow Springs SD 108 $17,464; Harrison SD 36 $16,565; Wallace Grade School $16,561; Warren CUSD 205 $15,393; Vienna SD 55 $14,005; Triopia CUSD 27 $13,689; Norwood ESD 63 $13,145; Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A $11,882; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20kHeritage CUSD 8$18,793CUSD 3 Fulton County$17,850Willow Springs SD 108$17,464Harrison SD 36$16,565Wallace Grade School$16,561Warren CUSD 205$15,393Vienna SD 55$14,005Triopia CUSD 27$13,689Norwood ESD 63$13,145Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A$11,882State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Willow Springs SD 108, FY23Heritage CUSD 8 $18,793; CUSD 3 Fulton County $17,850; Willow Springs SD 108 $17,464; Harrison SD 36 $16,565; Wallace Grade School $16,561; Warren CUSD 205 $15,393; Vienna SD 55 $14,005; Triopia CUSD 27 $13,689; Norwood ESD 63 $13,145; Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A $11,882; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20kHeritage CUSD 8$18,793CUSD 3 Fulton County$17,850Willow Springs SD 108$17,464Harrison SD 36$16,565Wallace Grade School$16,561Warren CUSD 205$15,393Vienna SD 55$14,005Triopia CUSD 27$13,689Norwood ESD 63$13,145Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A$11,882State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$8,997,000 in revenue: 36.8% state, 55.7% local and 7.4% federal. Total spending including $276,000 of capital outlay was $8,740,000, or $21,905 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Willow Springs SD 108 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,312,000; Local $5,015,000; Federal $670,000; total $8,997,000.
  • State$3,312,000 37%
  • Local$5,015,000 56%
  • Federal$670,000 7%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

399 students in 2022-23, 410 students in 2023-24, 414 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Willow Springs SD 108 enrollment by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 410, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233992023-244102024-25414
Willow Springs SD 108 enrollment by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 410, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233992023-244102024-25414
Willow Springs SD 108 enrollment by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 410, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233992023-244102024-25414
Willow Springs SD 108 enrollment by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 410, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233992023-244102024-25414

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339930.013.3
2023-2441031.013.2
2024-2541435.011.8

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 Willow Springs SD 108 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%232

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, 414 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Willow Springs Elementary School41411.8All free (CEP)Targeted 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 Willow Springs SD 108

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 Willow Springs SD 108

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWillow Springs SD 108 ranks 178 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,464).#178 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWillow Springs SD 108 is the number 656 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 399 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#656 of 865
  3. Heritage CUSD 8The next larger Illinois district: 400 students in fall 2022, $18,793 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,793
  4. Warren CUSD 205The next smaller Illinois district: 397 students in fall 2022, $15,393 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,393
  5. Compare Willow Springs SD 108 with Heritage CUSD 8Enrollment, 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 Willow Springs SD 108

  1. How many schools and students are in Willow Springs SD 108?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 414 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Willow Springs SD 108 spend per student?
    $17,464 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 $20,951 per student, up 20.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Willow Springs SD 108's money come from?
    $8,997,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.8% state, 55.7% local and 7.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Willow Springs SD 108 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 83 of the 426 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.5%, 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 Willow Springs SD 108 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Willow Springs SD 108 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 Willow Springs SD 108's NCES district ID?
    1742570. 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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