Morton CUSD 709
A public school district in Morton, Illinois, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,247
- Students enrolled
- 210.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 630.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,122
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,247 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,017th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 124th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,122 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 36% 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
Morton CUSD 709 spent $14,122 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,384 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
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The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,122 | $45.7 million | 3,234 |
| FY2022 | $13,735 | $44.0 million | 3,204 |
| FY2021 | $12,172 | $38.4 million | 3,153 |
| FY2020 | $16,914 | $53.0 million | 3,132 |
| FY2019 | $13,479 | $41.2 million | 3,059 |
| FY2018 | $13,314 | $40.8 million | 3,061 |
| FY2017 | $12,945 | $39.8 million | 3,077 |
| FY2016 | $12,038 | $35.9 million | 2,981 |
| FY2015 | $11,591 | $33.7 million | 2,911 |
| FY2014 | $10,552 | $30.4 million | 2,884 |
| FY2013 | $9,994 | $28.6 million | 2,857 |
| FY2012 | $9,493 | $26.7 million | 2,817 |
| FY2011 | $9,767 | $27.4 million | 2,809 |
| FY2010 | $9,869 | $27.5 million | 2,784 |
| FY2009 | $9,603 | $25.9 million | 2,699 |
| FY2008 | $9,422 | $24.9 million | 2,647 |
| FY2007 | $8,901 | $23.9 million | 2,682 |
| FY2006 | $8,605 | $22.8 million | 2,655 |
| FY2005 | $8,384 | $22.1 million | 2,640 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.1 million | 3.8% |
| State | $14.0 million | 25.3% |
| Local | $39.2 million | 70.9% |
| Total | $55.2 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Grundy Elementary School | 465 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 354 |
| Lettie Brown Elementary School | 346 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 517 |
| Morton Academy | 0 |
| Morton High School | 1,061 |
| Morton Junior High School | 504 |
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
- 1726800
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.
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