Danville CCSD 118
Danville CCSD 118 is a public school district based in Danville, Illinois, serving 4,940 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #63 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 449 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is John Hart. It spends about $19,836 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% more than the Illinois median. It has roughly 16.3 students per teacher.
How Danville CCSD 118 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Danville CCSD 118 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $19,836 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $11,599 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $107.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $108.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 303 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 906 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 706 | 490 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →John Hart
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva CUSD 304Geneva | 5,043 | 10 | $17,971 | 12.5 | #60 |
| Glenbrook HSD 225Glenview | 5,034 | 4 | $33,577 | 12.7 | #61 |
| New Lenox School District 122New Lenox | 4,956 | 12 | $13,420 | 16.5 | #62 |
| Danville CCSD 118Danville · this district | 4,940 | 11 | $19,836 | 16.3 | #63 |
| Bremen CHSD 228Midlothian | 4,885 | 5 | $18,422 | 16.4 | #64 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| DouglasMinden, NV | 4,943 | $11,634 | 17.7 |
| Gadsden CityGadsden, AL | 4,940 | $11,491 | 17.9 |
| Mt Vernon Community School CorporationFortville, IN | 4,940 | $9,015 | 16.1 |
| Hinds County School DistrictRaymond, MS | 4,940 | $9,120 | 14.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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