Highland CUSD 5
A public school district in Highland, Illinois, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,730
- Students enrolled
- 200.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 361
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,907
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,730 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,559th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 144th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,907 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 24% 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
Highland CUSD 5 spent $12,907 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,481 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 | $12,907 | $36.1 million | 2,796 |
| FY2022 | $12,645 | $35.9 million | 2,839 |
| FY2021 | $13,147 | $37.2 million | 2,830 |
| FY2020 | $12,486 | $35.7 million | 2,862 |
| FY2019 | $11,685 | $33.5 million | 2,870 |
| FY2018 | $11,651 | $33.4 million | 2,868 |
| FY2017 | $11,780 | $34.0 million | 2,885 |
| FY2016 | $10,594 | $30.8 million | 2,911 |
| FY2015 | $10,090 | $30.4 million | 3,014 |
| FY2014 | $9,368 | $28.6 million | 3,048 |
| FY2013 | $9,540 | $29.3 million | 3,072 |
| FY2012 | $9,267 | $28.5 million | 3,080 |
| FY2011 | $9,304 | $28.8 million | 3,095 |
| FY2010 | $9,158 | $28.5 million | 3,107 |
| FY2009 | $8,689 | $26.8 million | 3,088 |
| FY2008 | $8,188 | $25.9 million | 3,160 |
| FY2007 | $7,641 | $24.4 million | 3,191 |
| FY2006 | $8,160 | $25.2 million | 3,093 |
| FY2005 | $7,481 | $22.9 million | 3,064 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.8 million | 5.8% |
| State | $18.1 million | 37.9% |
| Local | $27.0 million | 56.3% |
| Total | $47.9 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alhambra Primary School | 156 |
| Grantfork Upper Elementary School | 66 |
| Highland Elementary School | 504 |
| Highland High School | 844 |
| Highland Middle School | 616 |
| Highland Primary School | 544 |
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
- 1718990
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