Decatur SD 61
A public school district in Decatur, Illinois, with 16 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,840
- Students enrolled
- 457
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 903
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,611
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,840 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,182nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 28th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,611 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 50% 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
Decatur SD 61 spent $18,753 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,052 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 | $18,753 | $146.8 million | 7,827 |
| FY2023 | $15,611 | $124.5 million | 7,974 |
| FY2022 | $16,005 | $132.2 million | 8,260 |
| FY2021 | $15,761 | $134.3 million | 8,518 |
| FY2020 | $12,660 | $110.8 million | 8,756 |
| FY2019 | $11,482 | $101.0 million | 8,800 |
| FY2018 | $11,166 | $99.2 million | 8,884 |
| FY2017 | $11,520 | $105.1 million | 9,124 |
| FY2016 | $12,191 | $111.0 million | 9,106 |
| FY2015 | $11,923 | $108.8 million | 9,123 |
| FY2014 | $12,922 | $115.8 million | 8,963 |
| FY2013 | $12,591 | $114.0 million | 9,056 |
| FY2012 | $10,322 | $93.0 million | 9,007 |
| FY2011 | $9,730 | $88.2 million | 9,065 |
| FY2010 | $9,830 | $90.3 million | 9,189 |
| FY2009 | $9,144 | $83.1 million | 9,091 |
| FY2008 | $8,385 | $80.5 million | 9,605 |
| FY2007 | $7,658 | $72.7 million | 9,500 |
| FY2006 | $7,090 | $69.6 million | 9,822 |
| FY2005 | $7,052 | $69.8 million | 9,896 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $23.3 million | 15.5% |
| State | $70.3 million | 46.7% |
| Local | $56.8 million | 37.8% |
| Total | $150.4 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
16 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 1711850
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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