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Columbia, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Columbia Cusd 4 #743 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,256 per pupil, Columbia Cusd 4 ranks #766 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,990
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,256
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Columbia Cusd 4 operates 4 public schools serving 1,990 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Monroe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,256 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 63.8% local, 29.9% state, and 6.3% 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 #743 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 546.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eagleview Elementary School, with a diversity index of 18.2/100.
Its largest campus is Columbia Middle School, enrolling 612 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Columbia Middle School accounts for 30.8% of all Columbia Cusd 4 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Columbia Cusd 4-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Columbia Cusd 4 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Columbia Cusd 4 school enrollment ranges from 259 students (lowest) to 612 students (highest), a spread of 353 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.
Columbia Cusd 4 student-counselor ratio is 547:1 — 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.
Columbia Cusd 4 chronic absenteeism rate is 4.5% — 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.
Columbia Cusd 4 has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,990 students.
How much does Columbia Cusd 4 spend per student?
Columbia Cusd 4 spends $12,256 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #743 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Columbia Cusd 4?
Columbia Cusd 4 students are 91.7% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Columbia Cusd 4?
Columbia Cusd 4 has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #743 out of 763 districts in Illinois.