Belleville SD 118

Public school district · St. Clair County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1705610

Belleville SD 118 spent $19,365 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 61% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 11 schools enrolled 3,275 students in 2024-25; 54.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,741 per student, up 7.1% 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 Belleville SD 118 in enrollment (3,310 to 3,461 students) and Belleville SD 118 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Belleville SD 118, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694West Chicago ESD 33$28,160Wilmette Public Schools Distri…$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Freeport SD 145$22,580Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Belleville SD 118, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694West Chicago ESD 33$28,160Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Freeport SD 145$22,580Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Belleville SD 118, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kChsd 128$32,694West Chicago ESD 33$28,160Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Freeport SD 145$22,580Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Belleville SD 118, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kChsd 128$32,694West Chicago ESD 33$28,160Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Freeport SD 145$22,580Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$75,863,000 in revenue: 54.1% state, 30.1% local and 15.8% federal. Total spending including $3,291,000 of capital outlay was $72,079,000, or $21,262 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Belleville SD 118 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $41,073,000; Local $22,802,000; Federal $11,988,000; total $75,863,000.
  • State$41,073,000 54%
  • Local$22,802,000 30%
  • Federal$11,988,000 16%

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

3,390 students in 2022-23, 3,358 students in 2023-24, 3,275 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Belleville SD 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,390, 2023-24: 3,358, 2024-25: 3,27501k2k3k4k2022-233,3902023-243,3582024-253,275
Belleville SD 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,390, 2023-24: 3,358, 2024-25: 3,27501k2k3k4k2022-233,3902023-243,3582024-253,275
Belleville SD 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,390, 2023-24: 3,358, 2024-25: 3,27501k2k3k4k2022-233,3902023-243,3582024-253,275
Belleville SD 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,390, 2023-24: 3,358, 2024-25: 3,27501k2k3k4k2022-233,3902023-243,3582024-253,275

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,390253.213.4
2023-243,358254.013.2
2024-253,275253.412.9

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 Belleville SD 118 scored proficient or above: 26% 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 arts26%29.9%2,212

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.

8 elementary schools, 2,411 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School54216.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Union Elementary School43215.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Westhaven Elementary3139.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jefferson Elementary School29310.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Roosevelt Elementary School27214.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Douglas Elementary School23311.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Franklin Elementary School1729.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Henry Raab Elementary School15413.6All 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.

2 middle schools, 672 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West Jr High School36412.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Central Jr High School30812.7All 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.

1 other school, 192 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washington School19222.9not reportedNot reported

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.

Washington School

School in Belleville; open in 2024-25; 192 students; 22.9 students per teacher.

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

Contact Belleville SD 118

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 Belleville SD 118

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBelleville SD 118 ranks 146 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,365).#146 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBelleville SD 118 is the number 117 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,390 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#117 of 865
  3. North Palos SD 117The next larger Illinois district: 3,397 students in fall 2022, $17,694 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,694
  4. Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123The next smaller Illinois district: 3,388 students in fall 2022, $17,518 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,518
  5. Compare Belleville SD 118 with North Palos SD 117Enrollment, 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 Belleville SD 118

  1. How many schools and students are in Belleville SD 118?
    11 schools were open in 2024-25 (8 elementary, 2 middle, 1 other), enrolling 3,275 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Belleville SD 118 spend per student?
    $19,365 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 $20,741 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Belleville SD 118's money come from?
    $75,863,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.1% state, 30.1% local and 15.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Belleville SD 118 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 672 of the 3,602 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.7%, 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 Belleville SD 118 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Belleville SD 118 scored proficient or above: 26% 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 Belleville SD 118's NCES district ID?
    1705610. 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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