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Central CUSD 4, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Central CUSD 4 runs 4 public schools with 968 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.6 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
968
Teachers (FTE)
77
Students per teacher
12.6
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
203 N Third St, Ashkum, IL 60911
County
Iroquois County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1710410
State district ID
IL-32-038-0040-26
Total staff (FTE)
199
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 323 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.6
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 (941), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$17.9 million
Federal revenue
$1.2 million
State revenue
$8.8 million
Local revenue
$7.9 million
Total spending
$15.2 million
Spending per pupil
$16,135
Salaries
$6.3 million41.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$4.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.6%
  • State: 49.2%
  • Local: 44.2%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$16,135
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Central CUSD 4

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Ashkum Early Literacy CenterPrekindergartenPK4924.5
Central High SchoolHigh9 to 1229812.4
Chebanse Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 434313.7
John L Nash Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 827811.6

Nearby and related

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.