Sycamore CUSD 427
A public school district in Sycamore, Illinois, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,720
- Students enrolled
- 264.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 530
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,897
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,720 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,623rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 96th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,897 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% 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
Sycamore CUSD 427 spent $17,897 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,109 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 | $17,897 | $64.4 million | 3,598 |
| FY2022 | $19,156 | $68.9 million | 3,599 |
| FY2021 | $15,197 | $54.5 million | 3,589 |
| FY2020 | $14,606 | $54.5 million | 3,731 |
| FY2019 | $14,069 | $52.5 million | 3,733 |
| FY2018 | $13,680 | $51.0 million | 3,729 |
| FY2017 | $13,273 | $50.2 million | 3,782 |
| FY2016 | $13,089 | $49.7 million | 3,795 |
| FY2015 | $12,870 | $48.6 million | 3,776 |
| FY2014 | $13,108 | $49.1 million | 3,742 |
| FY2013 | $11,868 | $44.8 million | 3,771 |
| FY2012 | $11,203 | $43.0 million | 3,840 |
| FY2011 | $11,670 | $44.2 million | 3,789 |
| FY2010 | $11,232 | $42.8 million | 3,814 |
| FY2009 | $10,279 | $38.2 million | 3,713 |
| FY2008 | $9,256 | $34.0 million | 3,672 |
| FY2007 | $8,722 | $30.9 million | 3,544 |
| FY2006 | $7,928 | $27.3 million | 3,441 |
| FY2005 | $8,109 | $26.4 million | 3,258 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.0 million | 2.6% |
| State | $28.3 million | 36.8% |
| Local | $46.6 million | 60.6% |
| Total | $76.9 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| North Elementary School | 309 |
| North Grove Elementary School | 377 |
| South Prairie Elementary School | 456 |
| Southeast Elementary School | 300 |
| Sycamore High School | 1,161 |
| Sycamore Middle School | 847 |
| West Elementary School | 270 |
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
- 1738460
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