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Herscher CUSD 2, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Herscher CUSD 2 runs 4 public schools with 1,686 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.2 students per teacher is about the same as the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
1,686
Teachers (FTE)
119
Students per teacher
14.2
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
501 N Main St, Herscher, IL 60941
County
Kankakee County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1718840
State district ID
IL-32-046-0020-26
Total staff (FTE)
193
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 843 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
6.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.2
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 (1,658), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$32.4 million
Federal revenue
$1.6 million
State revenue
$12.2 million
Local revenue
$18.6 million
Total spending
$30.6 million
Spending per pupil
$18,439
Salaries
$12.1 million39.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$16.5 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.0%
  • State: 37.6%
  • Local: 57.4%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,439
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Herscher CUSD 2

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bonfield Grade SchoolElementaryPK to 128517.8
Herscher High SchoolHigh9 to 1254215.1
Herscher Intermediate SchElementary2 to 539113.0
Limestone Middle SchMiddle5 to 846813.0

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.