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Regular local school district · Macoupin County

Northwestern CUSD 2, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Northwestern CUSD 2 runs 3 public schools with 323 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 9.8 students per teacher is 3.9 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
323
Teachers (FTE)
33
Students per teacher
9.8
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
30510 Route 111, Palmyra, IL 62674
County
Macoupin County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1730540
State district ID
IL-40-056-0020-26
Total staff (FTE)
69
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 323 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
2.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district9.8
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 (321), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$7.3 million
Federal revenue
$750,000
State revenue
$4.1 million
Local revenue
$2.4 million
Total spending
$7.0 million
Spending per pupil
$21,838
Salaries
$2.9 million41.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$481,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.3%
  • State: 55.9%
  • Local: 33.8%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,838
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Northwestern CUSD 2

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Northwestern Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 618911.1
Northwestern High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 12948.5
Northwestern Junior High SchoolCEP schoolMiddle7 to 8408.0

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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.