An equity score of 31/100 ranks Carlinville Cusd 1 #536 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,248 per pupil, Carlinville Cusd 1 ranks #665 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,325
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,248
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carlinville Cusd 1 operates 4 public schools serving 1,325 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Macoupin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,248 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.6% local, 47.7% state, and 12.7% 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 31/100, ranked #536 of 759 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 320.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 1.7% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carlinville Primary School, with a diversity index of 22.0/100.
Its largest campus is Carlinville Primary School, enrolling 376 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Carlinville Primary School accounts for 28.4% of all Carlinville Cusd 1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Carlinville Cusd 1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Carlinville Cusd 1 student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — 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 Carlinville Cusd 1 is typically wider than the Carlinville Cusd 1-aggregate figure suggests.
Carlinville Cusd 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.5% — 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 Carlinville Cusd 1 is typically wider than the Carlinville Cusd 1-aggregate figure suggests.