Wood River-Hartford School District

Listed by NCES as Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 (district ID 1743050)

Public school district · Madison County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1743050

Wood River-Hartford School District spent $18,522 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 71% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 579 students in 2024-25; 31.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,649 per student, up 6.1% 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 Wood River-Hartford in enrollment (584 to 606 students) and Wood River-Hartford itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wood River-Hartford, FY23Erie CUSD 1 $26,320; Wood River-Hartford $18,522; Washington District 50 Schools $15,950; Central SD 104 $15,837; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Polo CUSD 222 $14,818; Nokomis CUSD 22 $14,757; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; Hamilton Schools District 328 $12,462; Breese ESD 12 $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20k25k30kErie CUSD 1$26,320Wood River-Hartford$18,522Washington District 50 Schools$15,950Central SD 104$15,837Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Polo CUSD 222$14,818Nokomis CUSD 22$14,757Nashville CCSD 49$12,613Hamilton Schools District 328$12,462Breese ESD 12$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wood River-Hartford, FY23Erie CUSD 1 $26,320; Wood River-Hartford $18,522; Washington District 50 Schools $15,950; Central SD 104 $15,837; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Polo CUSD 222 $14,818; Nokomis CUSD 22 $14,757; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; Hamilton Schools District 328 $12,462; Breese ESD 12 $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20k25k30kErie CUSD 1$26,320Wood River-Hartford$18,522Washington District 50 Schools$15,950Central SD 104$15,837Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Polo CUSD 222$14,818Nokomis CUSD 22$14,757Nashville CCSD 49$12,613Hamilton Schools District 328$12,462Breese ESD 12$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wood River-Hartford, FY23Erie CUSD 1 $26,320; Wood River-Hartford $18,522; Washington District 50 Schools $15,950; Central SD 104 $15,837; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Polo CUSD 222 $14,818; Nokomis CUSD 22 $14,757; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; Hamilton Schools District 328 $12,462; Breese ESD 12 $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k15k25k30kErie CUSD 1$26,320Wood River-Hartford$18,522Washington District 50 Schools$15,950Central SD 104$15,837Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Polo CUSD 222$14,818Nokomis CUSD 22$14,757Nashville CCSD 49$12,613Hamilton Schools District 328$12,462Breese ESD 12$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wood River-Hartford, FY23Erie CUSD 1 $26,320; Wood River-Hartford $18,522; Washington District 50 Schools $15,950; Central SD 104 $15,837; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Polo CUSD 222 $14,818; Nokomis CUSD 22 $14,757; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; Hamilton Schools District 328 $12,462; Breese ESD 12 $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k15k25k30kErie CUSD 1$26,320Wood River-Hartford$18,522Washington District 50 Schools$15,950Central SD 104$15,837Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Polo CUSD 222$14,818Nokomis CUSD 22$14,757Nashville CCSD 49$12,613Hamilton Schools District 328$12,462Breese ESD 12$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$15,390,000 in revenue: 31.5% state, 55.5% local and 13.0% federal. Total spending including $372,000 of capital outlay was $12,019,000, or $20,302 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wood River-Hartford School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,847,000; Local $8,546,000; Federal $1,997,000; total $15,390,000.
  • State$4,847,000 31%
  • Local$8,546,000 56%
  • Federal$1,997,000 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

592 students in 2022-23, 570 students in 2023-24, 579 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wood River-Hartford School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 592, 2023-24: 570, 2024-25: 57902004006002022-235922023-245702024-25579
Wood River-Hartford School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 592, 2023-24: 570, 2024-25: 57902004006002022-235922023-245702024-25579
Wood River-Hartford School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 592, 2023-24: 570, 2024-25: 57902004006002022-235922023-245702024-25579
Wood River-Hartford School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 592, 2023-24: 570, 2024-25: 57902004006002022-235922023-245702024-25579

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359251.111.6
2023-2457050.011.4
2024-2557951.011.4

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 Wood River-Hartford School District scored proficient or above: 14% 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 arts14%29.9%371

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.

2 elementary schools, 408 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lewis-Clark Elementary School2369.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hartford Elementary School17214.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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, 171 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lewis-Clark Jr High School17111.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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 Wood River-Hartford 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 Wood River-Hartford School District

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWood River-Hartford School District ranks 136 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,522).#136 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWood River-Hartford School District is the number 543 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 592 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#543 of 865
  3. Nokomis CUSD 22The next larger Illinois district: 596 students in fall 2022, $14,757 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,757
  4. Hamilton Schools District 328The next smaller Illinois district: 589 students in fall 2022, $12,462 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,462
  5. Compare Wood River-Hartford School District with Nokomis CUSD 22Enrollment, 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 Wood River-Hartford School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Wood River-Hartford School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 579 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wood River-Hartford School District spend per student?
    $18,522 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 $19,649 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wood River-Hartford School District's money come from?
    $15,390,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 31.5% state, 55.5% local and 13.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wood River-Hartford School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 90 of the 618 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.6%, 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 Wood River-Hartford School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wood River-Hartford School District scored proficient or above: 14% 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 Wood River-Hartford School District's NCES district ID?
    1743050. 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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