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Ashland, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks A-C Central Cusd 262 #130 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,453 per pupil, A-C Central Cusd 262 ranks #460 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
344
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,453
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
A-C Central Cusd 262 operates 3 public schools serving 344 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,453 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.4% local, 35.1% state, and 10.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #130 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 104.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is A-C Central High School, with a diversity index of 17.5/100.
Its largest campus is A-C Central Elementary School, enrolling 129 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
A-C Central Elementary School accounts for 37.5% of all A-C Central Cusd 262 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means A-C Central Cusd 262-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
A-C Central Cusd 262 student-counselor ratio is 105:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
A-C Central Cusd 262 chronic absenteeism rate is 41.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
A-C Central Cusd 262 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 344 students.
How much does A-C Central Cusd 262 spend per student?
A-C Central Cusd 262 spends $15,453 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #130 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of A-C Central Cusd 262?
A-C Central Cusd 262 students are 93.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for A-C Central Cusd 262?
A-C Central Cusd 262 has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #130 out of 763 districts in Illinois.