Chester CUSD 139
A public school district in Chester, Illinois, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 975
- Students enrolled
- 70.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 182
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,256
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 975 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,568th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 383rd of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 57% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,256 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 37% 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
Chester CUSD 139 spent $15,112 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,918 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.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,112 | $14.6 million | 968 |
| FY2023 | $14,256 | $13.4 million | 939 |
| FY2022 | $12,457 | $11.8 million | 949 |
| FY2021 | $12,662 | $12.3 million | 970 |
| FY2020 | $11,632 | $11.8 million | 1,012 |
| FY2019 | $11,092 | $11.1 million | 998 |
| FY2018 | $10,734 | $10.5 million | 978 |
| FY2017 | $11,265 | $11.1 million | 986 |
| FY2016 | $8,464 | $8.0 million | 944 |
| FY2015 | $9,856 | $9.7 million | 989 |
| FY2014 | $8,944 | $8.9 million | 995 |
| FY2013 | $8,771 | $8.8 million | 1,006 |
| FY2012 | $8,888 | $8.8 million | 995 |
| FY2011 | $8,632 | $8.7 million | 1,013 |
| FY2010 | $9,041 | $8.6 million | 954 |
| FY2009 | $8,021 | $8.2 million | 1,021 |
| FY2008 | $8,460 | $8.3 million | 979 |
| FY2007 | $7,635 | $7.8 million | 1,015 |
| FY2006 | $7,079 | $7.3 million | 1,031 |
| FY2005 | $6,918 | $7.1 million | 1,025 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.8 million | 10.8% |
| State | $9.3 million | 55.7% |
| Local | $5.6 million | 33.5% |
| Total | $16.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Chester Elementary School | 640 |
| Chester High School | 335 |
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 12
- NCES district ID
- 1709810
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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