School district · Illinois

Cambridge CUSD 227

Cambridge CUSD 227 in Illinois: 2 public schools with 459 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,911 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
459
Students per teacher
11.7
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,911
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)
39.2
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
230
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.6
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

Not published: too few students tested.

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

IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

Not published: too few students tested.

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

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
$10.0K15
$10.7K16
$13.2K17
$14.1K18
$14.7K19
$15.5K20
$16.7K21
$14.9K22
$15.2K23
$15.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $1.1M
State
38% · $3.6M
Local
50% · $4.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,586
Support services
$4,645
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$721K
Long-term debt
$1.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–522213.0
6–1223711.2

Sources

Address
300 S West St, Cambridge, IL 61238
Phone
(309)937-2144
Website