School district · Illinois

Arthur CUSD 305

Arthur CUSD 305 in Illinois: 4 public schools with 925 students and 11.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,458 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
925
Students per teacher
11.2
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,458
IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
82.7
Counselors (FTE)
2.5
Students per counselor
372
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.8

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

50%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 61% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

184 students tested, grades 5, 7, 8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Illinois: 39%

37%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

385 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.1K15
$11.7K16
$12.7K17
$13.0K18
$13.3K19
$15.0K20
$15.7K21
$14.6K22
$16.3K23
$18.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $3.6M
State
35% · $8.1M
Local
49% · $11.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,143
Support services
$6,757
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.2M
Long-term debt
$1.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–825812.0
Pre-K–820911.9
Pre-K–81489.7
9–1231010.9

Sources

Address
301 E Columbia St, Arthur, IL 61911
Phone
(217)543-2511
Website