Olympia CUSD 16
Olympia CUSD 16 is a public school district based in Stanford, Illinois, serving 1,740 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #231 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 39% of them. Its schools average 348 students each, fewer than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Laura ODonnell. It spends about $16,521 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.
How Olympia CUSD 16 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Olympia CUSD 16 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,521 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,686 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $33.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $34.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 120 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 311 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 435 | 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 →Laura ODonnell
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to Olympia CUSD 16 yet. Recent Illinois coverage is on the Illinois page.
Peer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton CUSD 15Clinton | 1,765 | 5 | $15,794 | 12.1 | #229 |
| Ottawa ESD 141Ottawa | 1,747 | 5 | $17,188 | 12.9 | #230 |
| Olympia CUSD 16Stanford · this district | 1,740 | 5 | $16,521 | 14.5 | #231 |
| Evergreen Park ESD 124Evergreen Park | 1,735 | 5 | $19,366 | 11.7 | #232 |
| Prairie Central CUSD 8Fairbury | 1,712 | 6 | $16,196 | 12.2 | #233 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keokuk Community School DistrictKeokuk, IA | 1,740 | $11,767 | 13.5 |
| Two Rivers Public School DistrictTwo Rivers, WI | 1,740 | $12,046 | 12.7 |
| Winneconne Community School DistrictWinneconne, WI | 1,740 | $10,917 | 13.7 |
| RSU 10Rumford, ME | 1,739 | $18,802 | 11.4 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-il-olympia-cusd-16