Centralia City Schools

Listed by NCES as Centralia SD 135 (district ID 1709270)

Public school district · Marion County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1709270

Centralia City Schools spent $16,491 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,068 students in 2024-25; 50.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,365 per student, up 17.4% 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 Centralia City Schools in enrollment (1,077 to 1,102 students) and Centralia City Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Centralia City Schools, FY23Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Johnston City Community $13,113; Morris SD 54 $12,715; Teutopolis CUSD 50 $10,949; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kNippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Centralia City Schools$16,491Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Johnston City Community$13,113Morris SD 54$12,715Teutopolis CUSD 50$10,949State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Centralia City Schools, FY23Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Johnston City Community $13,113; Morris SD 54 $12,715; Teutopolis CUSD 50 $10,949; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kNippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Centralia City Schools$16,491Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Johnston City Community$13,113Morris SD 54$12,715Teutopolis CUSD 50$10,949State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Centralia City Schools, FY23Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Johnston City Community $13,113; Morris SD 54 $12,715; Teutopolis CUSD 50 $10,949; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kNippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Centralia City Schools$16,491Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Johnston City Community$13,113Morris SD 54$12,715Teutopolis CUSD 50$10,949State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Centralia City Schools, FY23Nippersink SD 2 $19,656; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Tri Valley CUSD 3 $14,200; Riverdale $13,909; Johnston City Community $13,113; Morris SD 54 $12,715; Teutopolis CUSD 50 $10,949; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kNippersink SD 2$19,656Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Centralia City Schools$16,491Tri Valley CUSD 3$14,200Riverdale$13,909Johnston City Community$13,113Morris SD 54$12,715Teutopolis CUSD 50$10,949State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$26,264,000 in revenue: 50.4% state, 27.4% local and 22.1% federal. Total spending including $4,059,000 of capital outlay was $22,957,000, or $21,081 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Centralia City Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,247,000; Local $7,203,000; Federal $5,814,000; total $26,264,000.
  • State$13,247,000 50%
  • Local$7,203,000 27%
  • Federal$5,814,000 22%

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

1,089 students in 2022-23, 1,065 students in 2023-24, 1,068 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Centralia City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,089, 2023-24: 1,065, 2024-25: 1,06805001k1.5k2022-231,0892023-241,0652024-251,068
Centralia City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,089, 2023-24: 1,065, 2024-25: 1,06805001k1.5k2022-231,0892023-241,0652024-251,068
Centralia City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,089, 2023-24: 1,065, 2024-25: 1,06805001k1.5k2022-231,0892023-241,0652024-251,068
Centralia City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,089, 2023-24: 1,065, 2024-25: 1,06805001k1.5k2022-231,0892023-241,0652024-251,068

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,08984.013.0
2023-241,06581.513.1
2024-251,06885.312.5

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 Centralia City Schools scored proficient or above: 18% 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 arts18%29.9%710

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, 498 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Schiller Elementary School27014.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jordan Elementary School22812.3All 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, 559 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Centralia Jr High School55911.6All 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 other school, 11 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Centralia Pre-Kindergarten Ctr11not reportednot 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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Centralia Pre-Kindergarten Ctr

School in Centralia; open in 2024-25; 11 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Centralia City Schools

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 Centralia City Schools

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCentralia City Schools ranks 236 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,491).#236 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCentralia City Schools is the number 355 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,089 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#355 of 865
  3. Arbor Park SD 145The next larger Illinois district: 1,092 students in fall 2022, $18,912 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,912
  4. Brookwood SD 167The next smaller Illinois district: 1,081 students in fall 2022, $18,394 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,394
  5. Compare Centralia City Schools with Arbor Park SD 145Enrollment, 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 Centralia City Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Centralia City Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 other), enrolling 1,068 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Centralia City Schools spend per student?
    $16,491 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 $19,365 per student, up 17.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Centralia City Schools' money come from?
    $26,264,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.4% state, 27.4% local and 22.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Centralia City Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 342 of the 1,385 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 24.7%, 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 Centralia City Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Centralia City Schools scored proficient or above: 18% 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 Centralia City Schools' NCES district ID?
    1709270. 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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