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Cary, Illinois - 5 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Cary Ccsd 26 #595 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,484 per pupil, Cary Ccsd 26 ranks #553 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,302
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,484
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 $14,484 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 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 28/100, ranked #595 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 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 dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
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.