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Blue Ridge CUSD 18, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Blue Ridge CUSD 18 runs 3 public schools with 652 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.9 students per teacher is 2.8 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
652
Teachers (FTE)
60
Students per teacher
10.9
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
411 N John St, Farmer City, IL 61842
County
De Witt County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1700003
State district ID
IL-17-020-0180-26
Total staff (FTE)
134
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 217 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
7.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.9
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 (658), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$17.4 million
Federal revenue
$550,000
State revenue
$5.3 million
Local revenue
$11.6 million
Total spending
$13.4 million
Spending per pupil
$20,416
Salaries
$5.4 million40.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$9.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.2%
  • State: 30.3%
  • Local: 66.6%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,416
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Blue Ridge CUSD 18

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Blue Ridge High SchoolHigh9 to 121557.8
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High SchoolMiddle4 to 823211.6
Ruth M Schneider Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 326513.9

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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.