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Cypress School District 64

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cypress and Belknap.

Cypress’ Schools page →

Students
116
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,890
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cypress School District 64

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Illinois districts
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the IL average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $1,552 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Cypress 217Belknap 86

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cypress. Grade by grade →

PK–8Cypress Elem SchoolThis district
9–12Vienna High SchoolVienna High School District 133

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 25.8% · 61 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 29.9% · 63 students tested

Graduation rate 92% at Vienna HSD 133, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,890 per student · 26% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 62%Federal 21%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
120’20
105’21
105’22
109’23
116’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 8%Hispanic <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Cypress Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cypress
C+
116 students10:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.