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Alton CUSD 11, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Alton CUSD 11 runs 11 public schools with 5,526 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 1.4 higher than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
11
Students
5,526
Teachers (FTE)
367
Students per teacher
15.1
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
550 Landmarks Blvd Ste A, Alton, IL 62002
County
Madison County
Locale
Suburb: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1703600
State district ID
IL-41-057-0110-26
Total staff (FTE)
498
School counselors (FTE)
4.0About 1,382 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
28.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.1
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (5,923), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$115.0 million
Federal revenue
$12.9 million
State revenue
$56.5 million
Local revenue
$45.7 million
Total spending
$109.3 million
Spending per pupil
$18,456
Salaries
$39.6 million36.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$57.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.2%
  • State: 49.1%
  • Local: 39.7%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,456
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Alton CUSD 11

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alton High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,82318.6
Alton Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,22014.2
Early ChildhoodPrekindergartenPK26733.4
East Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 541513.0
Eunice Smith Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 218814.5
Gilson Brown Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 117611.0
Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 125113.2
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 223012.8
Mark TwainCEP schoolOtherK to 120
North Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary2 to 554916.1
West Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary2 to 540713.6

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.