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Creston CCSD 161 School District, IL: schools, enrollment and spending
Creston CCSD 161 School District runs 1 public school with 76 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 7.6 students per teacher is 6.1 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.Listed in NCES data as "Creston CCSD 161".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 76
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10
- Students per teacher
- 7.6
- IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 202 W South St, Creston, IL 60113
- Phone
- (815)384-3920
- County
- Ogle County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- K to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1711220
- State district ID
- IL-47-071-1610-04
- Total staff (FTE)
- 14
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district7.6
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 (97), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $2.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $108,000
- State revenue
- $708,000
- Local revenue
- $1.9 million
- Total spending
- $2.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $20,536
- Salaries
- $807,00040.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $433,000
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.0%
- State: 25.9%
- Local: 70.1%
Illinois overall
- Federal: 7.7%
- State: 39.1%
- Local: 53.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$20,536
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826
Schools in Creston CCSD 161 School District
By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Creston Elementary School | Elementary | K to 8 | 76 | 7.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ogle County
- Rochelle CCSD 231 School District 1,597 students
- Meridian CUSD 223 1,469 students
- Byron CUSD 226 1,461 students
- Oregon CUSD 220 1,406 students
- Rochelle Twp HSD 212 School District 859 students
- Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 714 students
- Polo CUSD 222 594 students
- Eswood CCSD 269 School District 82 students
- Kings Cons SD 144 81 students
- Ogle Co Education Cooperative 0 students
More in Illinois
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.