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Bluford, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Bluford Unit School District 318 #282 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,429 per pupil, Bluford Unit School District 318 ranks #650 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
377
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,429
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bluford Unit School District 318 operates 2 public schools serving 377 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,429 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 28.1% local, 48.7% state, and 23.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #282 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 134:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.2% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bluford Grade School, enrolling 236 students (64% of the district's total enrollment).
Bluford Grade School accounts for 62.6% of all Bluford Unit School District 318 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bluford Unit School District 318 a distant remainder — means Bluford Unit School District 318-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.
Bluford Unit School District 318 student-counselor ratio is 134:1 — 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.
Bluford Unit School District 318 chronic absenteeism rate is 26.8% — 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 Bluford Unit School District 318 is typically wider than the Bluford Unit School District 318-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Bluford Unit School District 318'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 Bluford Unit School District 318?
Bluford Unit School District 318 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 377 students.
How much does Bluford Unit School District 318 spend per student?
Bluford Unit School District 318 spends $13,429 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #282 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Bluford Unit School District 318?
Bluford Unit School District 318 students are 95.2% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bluford Unit School District 318?
Bluford Unit School District 318 has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #282 out of 763 districts in Illinois.