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Burlington, Illinois - 7 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Central Cusd 301 #739 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,069 per pupil, Central Cusd 301 ranks #593 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,860
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$14,069
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Cusd 301 operates 7 public schools serving 4,860 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 middle, 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 Kane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,069 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 66.1% local, 27.9% state, and 6.0% 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 15/100, ranked #739 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 393.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.9% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Howard B Thomas Grade School, with a diversity index of 66.5/100.
Its largest campus is Central High School, enrolling 1,575 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lily Lake Grade School, at 275 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Central High School accounts for 31.0% of all Central Cusd 301 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Central Cusd 301-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Central Cusd 301 school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Central Cusd 301 school enrollment ranges from 275 students (lowest) to 1,575 students (highest), a spread of 1,300 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.
Central Cusd 301 student-counselor ratio is 394:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Central Cusd 301 chronic absenteeism rate is 11.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Central Cusd 301 has 7 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 4,860 students.
How much does Central Cusd 301 spend per student?
Central Cusd 301 spends $14,069 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #739 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Central Cusd 301?
Central Cusd 301 students are 58.9% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 2.3% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Cusd 301?
Central Cusd 301 has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #739 out of 763 districts in Illinois.