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Geneseo CUSD 228

Geneseo, Illinois · Superintendent: Dr. Laura Delgado · #166 of 376 Illinois districts by enrollment

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2,422

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,291

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 27% below the Illinois median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6

Geneseo CUSD 228 is a public school district based in Geneseo, Illinois, serving 2,422 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #166 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 484 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Laura Delgado. It spends about $12,291 per student on day-to-day operations, 27% less than the Illinois median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Geneseo CUSD 228 compares

Geneseo CUSD 228Illinois median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,291

Illinois median $16,815 · 27% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,377

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

Students per school484

Illinois median 465 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Illinois median 13.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor484

Illinois median 490 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$37.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 40%Local 55%

Measure	Geneseo CUSD 228	Illinois median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,291	$16,815	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,377	$10,013	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$37.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	170	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	374	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	13.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	484	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

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Dr. Laura Delgado

Superintendent, Geneseo CUSD 228

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
Dixon USD 170Dixon	2,436	6	$14,309	15.5	#162
Berwyn North School District 98Berwyn	2,434	4	$18,637	13.8	#163
Rich Twp HSD 227Matteson	2,433	2	$26,529	12.3	#164
Mt Zion CUSD 3Mt Zion	2,427	5	$12,493	16.9	#165
Geneseo CUSD 228Geneseo · this district	2,422	5	$12,291	14.2	#166

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Gloucester City Public School DistrictGloucester City, NJ	2,423	$20,781	13.1
Scott CountyHuntsville, TN	2,423	$10,191	n/a
Haywood CountyBrownsville, TN	2,422	$11,130	n/a
Appomattox County Public SchoolsAppomattox, VA	2,421	$11,159	13.4

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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