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Meridian CUSD 15
A public school district in Macon, Illinois, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 942
- Students enrolled
- 70.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 111.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,284
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 942 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,730th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 394th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 56% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,284 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% 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
Meridian CUSD 15 spent $12,661 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,147 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 | $12,661 | $12.5 million | 986 |
| FY2023 | $12,284 | $11.9 million | 967 |
| FY2022 | $11,721 | $11.3 million | 962 |
| FY2021 | $11,971 | $12.0 million | 1,006 |
| FY2020 | $11,636 | $11.9 million | 1,020 |
| FY2019 | $11,558 | $11.5 million | 997 |
| FY2018 | $10,936 | $11.4 million | 1,038 |
| FY2017 | $11,290 | $11.3 million | 1,003 |
| FY2016 | $9,836 | $10.2 million | 1,035 |
| FY2015 | $8,884 | $9.3 million | 1,044 |
| FY2014 | $8,731 | $9.6 million | 1,097 |
| FY2013 | $8,085 | $9.0 million | 1,109 |
| FY2012 | $8,059 | $9.1 million | 1,126 |
| FY2011 | $8,137 | $8.7 million | 1,063 |
| FY2010 | $8,139 | $8.7 million | 1,074 |
| FY2009 | $7,531 | $8.1 million | 1,077 |
| FY2008 | $7,339 | $7.9 million | 1,070 |
| FY2007 | $6,747 | $7.4 million | 1,097 |
| FY2006 | $6,333 | $7.0 million | 1,102 |
| FY2005 | $6,147 | $6.9 million | 1,123 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.8 million | 11.0% |
| State | $6.8 million | 40.7% |
| Local | $8.1 million | 48.3% |
| 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Meridian Elementary School | 460 |
| Meridian High School | 287 |
| Meridian Middle School | 195 |
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
- 1700123
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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