Roxana CUSD 1
Roxana CUSD 1 is a public school district based in Roxana, Illinois, serving 1,708 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #235 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 427 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Courtney Castelli. It spends about $18,867 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Illinois median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Roxana CUSD 1 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Roxana CUSD 1 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $18,867 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $11,406 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $35.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 119 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 266 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 854 | 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 →Dr. Courtney Castelli
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Central CUSD 8Fairbury | 1,712 | 6 | $16,196 | 12.2 | #233 |
| Pekin CSD 303Pekin | 1,712 | 1 | $14,981 | 15.6 | #234 |
| Roxana CUSD 1Roxana · this district | 1,708 | 4 | $18,867 | 14.4 | #235 |
| Monticello CUSD 25Monticello | 1,707 | 4 | $14,960 | 14.1 | #236 |
| Herscher CUSD 2Herscher | 1,686 | 4 | $16,528 | 14.2 | #237 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granby School DistrictGranby, CT | 1,709 | $21,527 | 12.5 |
| Oologah-Talala Public SchoolsOologah, OK | 1,709 | $8,661 | 16.3 |
| Croswell-Lexington Community SchoolsCroswell, MI | 1,708 | $10,630 | 17.4 |
| Bertie County SchoolsWindsor, NC | 1,708 | $14,072 | 14.0 |
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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