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Ashton, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 #510 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,397 per pupil, Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 ranks #561 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$14,397
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 operates 2 public schools serving 475 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Lee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,397 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 68.5% local, 24.6% state, and 6.9% 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 33/100, ranked #510 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 216:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Ashton-Franklin Center Elem Sch accounts for 45.9% of all Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 a distant remainder — means Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275-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.
Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 student-counselor ratio is 216:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 chronic absenteeism rate is 18.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 is typically wider than the Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275?
Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 475 students.
How much does Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 spend per student?
Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 spends $14,397 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #510 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275?
Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 students are 88.9% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275?
Ashton-Franklin Center Cusd 275 has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #510 out of 763 districts in Illinois.