Gillespie CUSD 7
A public school district in Gillespie, Illinois, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,095
- Students enrolled
- 84.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 180.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,843
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,095 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,020th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 350th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 60% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,843 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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
Gillespie CUSD 7 spent $15,843 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,288 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 | $15,843 | $18.1 million | 1,140 |
| FY2022 | $14,112 | $15.9 million | 1,130 |
| FY2021 | $15,510 | $17.8 million | 1,145 |
| FY2020 | $13,456 | $17.5 million | 1,297 |
| FY2019 | $13,182 | $16.9 million | 1,283 |
| FY2018 | $11,106 | $14.7 million | 1,325 |
| FY2017 | $11,038 | $14.6 million | 1,325 |
| FY2016 | $9,360 | $12.4 million | 1,322 |
| FY2015 | $11,434 | $15.1 million | 1,319 |
| FY2014 | $9,781 | $13.0 million | 1,328 |
| FY2013 | $8,799 | $11.9 million | 1,349 |
| FY2012 | $7,808 | $10.5 million | 1,340 |
| FY2011 | $7,027 | $9.6 million | 1,366 |
| FY2010 | $7,760 | $9.8 million | 1,263 |
| FY2009 | $6,838 | $9.1 million | 1,325 |
| FY2008 | $6,597 | $8.7 million | 1,324 |
| FY2007 | $6,207 | $8.0 million | 1,283 |
| FY2006 | $6,117 | $8.0 million | 1,312 |
| FY2005 | $6,288 | $7.9 million | 1,251 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.6 million | 11.5% |
| State | $14.8 million | 66.9% |
| Local | $4.8 million | 21.6% |
| Total | $22.1 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ben-Gil Elementary School | 523 |
| Gillespie High School | 328 |
| Gillespie Middle School | 244 |
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
- 1716680
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