Waterloo CUSD 5
A public school district in Waterloo, Illinois, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,767
- Students enrolled
- 169.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 355.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,591
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,767 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,521st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 142nd 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: $12,591 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 21% 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
Waterloo CUSD 5 spent $12,591 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,773 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 | $12,591 | $34.9 million | 2,768 |
| FY2022 | $12,458 | $34.2 million | 2,742 |
| FY2021 | $12,362 | $33.2 million | 2,687 |
| FY2020 | $11,862 | $32.3 million | 2,727 |
| FY2019 | $11,571 | $30.9 million | 2,668 |
| FY2018 | $11,571 | $30.5 million | 2,632 |
| FY2017 | $11,347 | $30.8 million | 2,717 |
| FY2016 | $10,204 | $27.4 million | 2,685 |
| FY2015 | $10,458 | $28.1 million | 2,691 |
| FY2014 | $9,195 | $25.1 million | 2,725 |
| FY2013 | $8,891 | $24.7 million | 2,777 |
| FY2012 | $8,928 | $24.5 million | 2,741 |
| FY2011 | $8,783 | $24.5 million | 2,785 |
| FY2010 | $8,799 | $24.2 million | 2,749 |
| FY2009 | $7,696 | $21.6 million | 2,805 |
| FY2008 | $7,487 | $20.7 million | 2,763 |
| FY2007 | $7,425 | $20.3 million | 2,729 |
| FY2006 | $6,761 | $18.2 million | 2,694 |
| FY2005 | $6,773 | $17.8 million | 2,630 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.7 million | 6.0% |
| State | $13.5 million | 29.9% |
| Local | $28.8 million | 64.1% |
| Total | $44.9 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Gardner Elementary School | 374 |
| Rogers Elementary School | 417 |
| W J Zahnow Elementary School | 487 |
| Waterloo High School | 876 |
| Waterloo Junior High School | 613 |
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
- 1741070
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