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2024 Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy
Mission Statement To provide a residential youth corps program to help high school dropouts earn their GED, improve their life-coping skills, and increase employability.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. To prepare Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy (LCA) attendees for success in the real world.
    1. Have at least 80% of the LCA graduates obtain their GED.
    2. Have 100% of the LCA graduates assigned a mentor.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Federal Support Agreement Revolving Fund Statutory Authority 20 ILCS 1805
Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2024 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2023 Actual Fiscal Year 2022 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 8,662.0 $ 8,249.5 $ 8,000.0 $ 8,055.5 $ 6,639.2
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 8,662.0 $ 8,249.5 $ 8,000.0 $ 8,055.5 $ 6,639.2
Average monthly full-time equivalents 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Output Indicators
Number of graduates 250.0 240.0 250.0 211.0 158.0
Outcome Indicators
Number of graduates with GEDs 250.0 92.0 250.0 79.0 83.0
Number of graduates assigned a mentor 250.0 194.0 250.0 186.0 153.0
Number of graduates that received High School Diploma 250.0 13.0 250.0 19.0 N/A
Number of graduates returning to High School 250.0 74.0 250.0 67.0 N/A
Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
Average cost per graduate (in dollars) $ 35,000.00 $ 34,372.86 $ 35,000.00 $ 38,177.63 $ 43,393.44
Percentage of graduates with a GED 33.00% 38.33% 33.00% 37.44% 54.25%
Percentage of graduates assigned a mentor 100.00% 80.83% 100.00% 88.15% 100.00%
Percentage of graduates with high school diploma 33.00% 5.42% 33.00% 9.00% N/A
Percent of graduates returning to high school 33.00% 30.83% 33.00% 31.75% N/A

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