Pleasant Plains CUSD 8
Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 is a public school district based in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, serving 1,294 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #299 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 431 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Luke Brooks. It spends about $16,163 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,163 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,116 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $31.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $25.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 90 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 117 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 324 | 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 →Luke Brooks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeneyville School District 20Hanover Park | 1,301 | 4 | $14,900 | 9.9 | #298 |
| Pleasant Plains CUSD 8Pleasant Plains · this district | 1,294 | 3 | $16,163 | 14.4 | #299 |
| Bloomingdale School District 13Bloomingdale | 1,290 | 3 | $14,787 | 13.7 | #300 |
| Wesclin CUSD 3Trenton | 1,288 | 4 | $13,515 | 13.6 | #301 |
| Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5Posen | 1,286 | 5 | $20,180 | 15.7 | #302 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blytheville School DistrictBlytheville, AR | 1,295 | $12,762 | 13.4 |
| Fremont Re-2Florence, CO | 1,294 | $9,770 | 15.2 |
| LeicesterLeicester, MA | 1,294 | $16,839 | 12.4 |
| Carle Place Union Free School DistrictCarle Place, NY | 1,294 | $36,805 | 9.7 |
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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