Central SD 51
A public school district in Washington, Illinois, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,349
- Students enrolled
- 79
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 211.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,560
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,349 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,121st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 289th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 65% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,560 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 13% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Central SD 51 spent $11,560 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $4,882 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,560 | $14.8 million | 1,281 |
| FY2022 | $10,234 | $13.9 million | 1,361 |
| FY2021 | $10,318 | $14.0 million | 1,354 |
| FY2020 | $10,008 | $14.3 million | 1,425 |
| FY2019 | $9,191 | $12.8 million | 1,397 |
| FY2018 | $8,812 | $12.1 million | 1,375 |
| FY2017 | $8,406 | $11.5 million | 1,363 |
| FY2016 | $7,434 | $9.5 million | 1,274 |
| FY2015 | $7,347 | $9.2 million | 1,246 |
| FY2014 | $7,158 | $9.3 million | 1,294 |
| FY2013 | $6,647 | $8.1 million | 1,223 |
| FY2012 | $6,781 | $7.7 million | 1,135 |
| FY2011 | $6,286 | $6.8 million | 1,078 |
| FY2010 | $6,572 | $6.8 million | 1,029 |
| FY2009 | $6,034 | $5.8 million | 953 |
| FY2008 | $5,654 | $4.9 million | 866 |
| FY2007 | $5,460 | $4.4 million | 803 |
| FY2006 | $5,331 | $4.0 million | 750 |
| FY2005 | $4,882 | $3.6 million | 740 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.0 million | 5.5% |
| State | $7.0 million | 38.7% |
| Local | $10.2 million | 55.8% |
| Total | $18.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Central Intermediate School | 649 |
| Central Primary School | 700 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 1709150
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Illinois — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Illinois — A to Z, each with its page.
- Illinois on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved