District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
District Name: Prairie Central CUSD 8 (Schools in this District)
NCES District ID: 1700005
State District ID: IL-17-053-0080-26
Mailing Address:605 N 7th StFairbury IL, 61739 –1300
Phone: (815)692-2504
Type: Regular local school district
Status: Open
Total Schools: 6
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: PK - 12
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $38,552,000 $22,349
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $2,554,000 $1,481 7%
      Local: $21,876,000 $12,682 57%
      State: $14,122,000 $8,187 37%
Total Expenditures: $31,007,000 $17,975
   Total Current Expenditures: $27,575,000 $15,986
      Instructional Expenditures: $18,324,000 $10,623 66%
      Student and Staff Support: $2,048,000 $1,187 7%
      Administration: $2,726,000 $1,580 10%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $4,477,000 $2,595 16%
   Total Capital Outlay: $2,540,000 $1,472
      Construction: $2,185,000 $1,267
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
   Interest on Debt: $141,000 $82
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2022-2023.
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
  • * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
  • [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
  • [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
  • The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
  • Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.