Regular local school district · Ogle County
Meridian CUSD 223, IL: schools, enrollment and spending
Meridian CUSD 223 runs 4 public schools with 1,469 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Illinois figure of 13.7.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,469
- Teachers (FTE)
- 108
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 207 W Main St, Stillman Valley, IL 61084
- Phone
- (815)645-2230
- County
- Ogle County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1725690
- State district ID
- IL-47-071-2230-26
- Total staff (FTE)
- 317
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 245 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.6
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 (1,511), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $31.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.1 million
- State revenue
- $14.2 million
- Local revenue
- $15.7 million
- Total spending
- $25.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,880
- Salaries
- $10.5 million41.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $11.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 3.6%
- State: 45.7%
- Local: 50.7%
Illinois overall
- Federal: 7.7%
- State: 39.1%
- Local: 53.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,880
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826
Schools in Meridian CUSD 223
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Highland Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 381 | 13.6 |
| Meridian Junior High School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 328 | 13.7 |
| Monroe Center Grade School | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 327 | 13.6 |
| Stillman Valley High School | High | 9 to 12 | 433 | 14.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ogle County
- Rochelle CCSD 231 School District 1,597 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
- Creston CCSD 161 School District 76 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.