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Pleasant Plains CUSD 8, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 runs 3 public schools with 1,294 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.4 students per teacher is 0.7 higher than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
1,294
Teachers (FTE)
90
Students per teacher
14.4
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
315 W Church St, Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
County
Sangamon County
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1731920
State district ID
IL-51-084-0080-26
Total staff (FTE)
117
School counselors (FTE)
4.0About 324 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
6.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.4
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 (1,255), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$25.0 million
Federal revenue
$1.2 million
State revenue
$9.3 million
Local revenue
$14.5 million
Total spending
$31.6 million
Spending per pupil
$25,198
Salaries
$9.3 million29.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$15.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.6%
  • State: 37.4%
  • Local: 58.0%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$25,198
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Pleasant Plains CUSD 8

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Farmingdale Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 448514.7
Pleasant Plains High SchoolHigh9 to 1241613.4
Pleasant Plains Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 839315.1

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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.