An equity score of 53/100 ranks Avoca Sd 37 #63 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,147 per pupil, Avoca Sd 37 ranks #21 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$31,147
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Avoca Sd 37 operates 2 public schools serving 661 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,147 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 71.1% local, 24.4% state, and 4.5% 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 53/100, ranked #63 of 759 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.
and 18.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.0% White, 25.1% Asian, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Avoca West Elem School, enrolling 313 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Avoca West Elem School accounts for 47.4% of all Avoca Sd 37 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Avoca Sd 37 a distant remainder — means Avoca Sd 37-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Avoca Sd 37 chronic absenteeism rate is 18.9% — 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 Avoca Sd 37 is typically wider than the Avoca Sd 37-aggregate figure suggests.