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Washington, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 12/100 ranks Central Sd 51 #753 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,234 per pupil, Central Sd 51 ranks #837 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,281
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,234
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Sd 51 operates 2 public schools serving 1,281 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 Tazewell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,234 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 56.4% local, 36.9% state, and 6.8% 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 12/100, ranked #753 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.
a 700:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.5% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Central Primary Sch, enrolling 700 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Primary Sch accounts for 51.9% of all Central Sd 51 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Central Sd 51 a distant remainder — means Central Sd 51-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.
Central Sd 51 student-counselor ratio is 700:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Central Sd 51 chronic absenteeism rate is 6.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Central Sd 51 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,281 students.
How much does Central Sd 51 spend per student?
Central Sd 51 spends $10,234 per student. The district has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #753 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Central Sd 51?
Central Sd 51 students are 87.5% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Sd 51?
Central Sd 51 has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #753 out of 763 districts in Illinois.