School district · Illinois

Sparta CUSD 140

Sparta CUSD 140 in Illinois: 3 public schools with 1,153 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,879 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,153
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,879
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)
86.1
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
1,153
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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%

41%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 75% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

403 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Illinois: 39%

27%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

489 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
$9.9K15
$10.1K16
$10.7K17
$10.0K18
$12.5K19
$13.3K20
$15.0K21
$14.5K22
$16.0K23
$14.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.1% · $1.9M
State
56% · $13.1M
Local
36% · $8.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,564
Support services
$5,405
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.2M
Long-term debt
$13.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–81099.9——
Sparta Lincoln SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–873513.850%27%
Sparta High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1230914.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

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.

Sources

Address
203B Dean Ave, Sparta, IL 62286
Phone
(618)443-5331
Website