School district · Illinois

Columbia CUSD 4

Columbia CUSD 4 in Illinois: 4 public schools with 1,904 students and 15.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,280 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,904
Students per teacher
15.2
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,280
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)
126
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
476
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$8.8K15
$9.2K16
$9.9K17
$12.2K18
$11.4K19
$12.5K20
$13.1K21
$12.3K22
$13.0K23
$14.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.4% · $1.1M
State
34% · $11.6M
Local
63% · $21.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,454
Support services
$5,378
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.2M
Long-term debt
$5.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–125912.2
2–442714.5
5–861216.4
9–1260616.1

Sources

Address
5 Veterans Pkwy, Columbia, IL 62236
Phone
(618)281-4772
Website