An equity score of 29/100 ranks Cary Ccsd 26 #572 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,892 per pupil, Cary Ccsd 26 ranks #519 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,302
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,892
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cary Ccsd 26 operates 5 public schools serving 2,302 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Mchenry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,892 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 63.4% local, 27.8% state, and 8.8% 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 29/100, ranked #572 of 759 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 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.2% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Three Oaks School, with a diversity index of 50.7/100.
Its largest campus is Cary Jr High School, enrolling 761 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Cary Jr High School accounts for 32.1% of all Cary Ccsd 26 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cary Ccsd 26-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Cary Ccsd 26 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Cary Ccsd 26 school enrollment ranges from 316 students (lowest) to 761 students (highest), a spread of 445 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.
Cary Ccsd 26 chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 Cary Ccsd 26 is typically wider than the Cary Ccsd 26-aggregate figure suggests.