School district · Illinois

Sterling CUSD 5

Sterling CUSD 5 in Illinois: 6 public schools with 3,253 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,512 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 3,253
Students per teacher: 15.1; IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,512; 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): 215
Counselors (FTE): 11.0
Students per counselor: 296; IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

42%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

1,362 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

33%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

1,359 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

$9.4K15

$9.5K16

$9.9K17

$11.3K18

$11.9K19

$12.9K20

$13.6K21

$13.2K22

$14.3K23

$15.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.8% · $4.9M
State: 55% · $34.7M
Local: 37% · $23M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,753
Support services: $5,269
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $13.1M
Long-term debt: $30.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Franklin Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	407	13.6	—	—	Sterling
Jefferson Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	450	14.9	—	—	Sterling
Lincoln Elem SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	277	12.6	46%	29%	Sterling
Washington Elem SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	394	12.3	46%	42%	Sterling
Challand Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	726	16.5	38%	26%	Sterling
Sterling High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	999	17.5	—	—	Sterling

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.

Sources

Address: 410 E Le Fevre Rd, Sterling, IL 61081
Phone: (815)626-5050

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.