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Belleville, Illinois - 11 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Belleville Sd 118 #135 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,301 per pupil, Belleville Sd 118 ranks #326 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,390
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$17,301
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Belleville Sd 118 operates 11 public schools serving 3,390 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 middle, 2 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in St. Clair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,301 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.1% local, 55.6% state, and 13.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #135 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.
and 34.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.6% African American, 32.9% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington School, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Abraham Lincoln Elem School, enrolling 542 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Henry Raab Elem School, at 154 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Abraham Lincoln Elem School accounts for 16.0% of all Belleville Sd 118 student enrollment
That concentration means Belleville Sd 118-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Belleville Sd 118 school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Belleville Sd 118 school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 542 students (highest), a spread of 388 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Belleville Sd 118 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.0% — 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.