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Carthage, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Carthage Esd 317 #709 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,916 per pupil, Carthage Esd 317 ranks #825 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
416
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,916
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carthage Esd 317 operates 2 public schools serving 416 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,916 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.8% local, 37.4% state, and 14.8% 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 20/100, ranked #709 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.
and 15.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.4% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Carthage Primary School, enrolling 238 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Carthage Primary School accounts for 57.2% of all Carthage Esd 317 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Carthage Esd 317 a distant remainder — means Carthage Esd 317-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.
Carthage Esd 317 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.7% — 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 Carthage Esd 317 is typically wider than the Carthage Esd 317-aggregate figure suggests.