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Beecher, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Beecher Cusd 200u #647 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,322 per pupil, Beecher Cusd 200u ranks #569 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,044
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,322
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Beecher Cusd 200u operates 3 public schools serving 1,044 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Will County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,322 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 61.1% local, 28.9% state, and 10.0% 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 25/100, ranked #647 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 343:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.6% White, 26.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Beecher Elem School, with a diversity index of 55.6/100.
Its largest campus is Beecher Elem School, enrolling 459 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Beecher Elem School accounts for 43.7% of all Beecher Cusd 200u student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Beecher Cusd 200u-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.
Beecher Cusd 200u student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Beecher Cusd 200u is typically wider than the Beecher Cusd 200u-aggregate figure suggests.
Beecher Cusd 200u chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Beecher Cusd 200u is typically wider than the Beecher Cusd 200u-aggregate figure suggests.