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Reed Custer CUSD 255U

Braidwood, Illinois · Superintendent: Brad Elliot · #285 of 376 Illinois districts by enrollment

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1,393

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,033

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Illinois median

12.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6

Reed Custer CUSD 255U is a public school district based in Braidwood, Illinois, serving 1,393 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #285 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 24% of them. Its schools average 464 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Brad Elliot. It spends about $17,033 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.

How Reed Custer CUSD 255U compares

Reed Custer CUSD 255UIllinois median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,033

Illinois median $16,815 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,428

Illinois median $10,013 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school464

Illinois median 465 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.1

Illinois median 13.6 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor464

Illinois median 490 · 5% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 19%Local 77%

Measure	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	Illinois median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,033	$16,815	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,428	$10,013	FY2020-21
Total spending	$32.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	115	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	242	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.1	13.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	464	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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Brad Elliot

Superintendent, Reed Custer CUSD 255U

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
East Peoria School District 86East Peoria	1,401	7	$18,088	11.2	#282
Washington CHSD 308Washington	1,399	1	$16,122	16.3	#283
Fenton CHSD 100Bensenville	1,396	1	$26,718	15.2	#284
Reed Custer CUSD 255UBraidwood · this district	1,393	3	$17,033	12.1	#285
Brookfield Lagrange Park School District 95Brookfield	1,387	2	$12,129	13.7	#286

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Linton-Stockton School CorporationLinton, IN	1,393	$8,440	16.6
Mid-Prairie Community School DistrictWellman, IA	1,393	$13,081	12.2
Medina Central School DistrictMedina, NY	1,393	$22,728	11.4
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School DistrictGalesville, WI	1,393	$13,330	12.8

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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