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Farmington Central CUSD 265

Farmington, Illinois · Superintendent: Dr. Zac Chatterton · #310 of 376 Illinois districts by enrollment

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1,269

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,150

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% below the Illinois median

14.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6

Farmington Central CUSD 265 is a public school district based in Farmington, Illinois, serving 1,269 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #310 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 18% of them. Its schools average 423 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Zac Chatterton. It spends about $14,150 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the Illinois median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.

How Farmington Central CUSD 265 compares

Farmington Central CUSD 265Illinois median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,150

Illinois median $16,815 · 16% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,453

Illinois median $10,013 · 26% below · FY2020-21

Students per school423

Illinois median 465 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.6

Illinois median 13.6 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor634

Illinois median 490 · 29% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 47%Local 46%

Measure	Farmington Central CUSD 265	Illinois median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,150	$16,815	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,453	$10,013	FY2020-21
Total spending	$20.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	87	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	232	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.6	13.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	634	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.

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Dr. Zac Chatterton

Superintendent, Farmington Central CUSD 265

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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Bradley School District 61Bradley	1,278	3	$16,513	11.3	#308
Mercer County School District 404Joy	1,274	5	$14,752	11.8	#309
Farmington Central CUSD 265Farmington · this district	1,269	3	$14,150	14.6	#310
Winnebago CUSD 323Winnebago	1,267	4	$17,778	12.2	#311
Wilmington CUSD 209UWilmington	1,261	4	$11,661	14.7	#312

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)Benton, AR	1,269	$9,125	11.2
RSU 04Wales, ME	1,269	$15,620	12.3
Woodland Park School DistrictWoodland Park, NJ	1,269	$19,611	11.6
Martins Ferry CityMartins Ferry, OH	1,269	$13,379	18.4

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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