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Dupo, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Comm Unit School District No 196 #37 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,084 per pupil, Comm Unit School District No 196 ranks #410 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
922
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,084
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Comm Unit School District No 196 operates 3 public schools serving 922 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 St. Clair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,084 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.6% local, 54.8% state, and 14.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 56/100, ranked #37 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 294.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.6% White, 8.2% African American, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dupo Jr High School, with a diversity index of 41.5/100.
Its largest campus is Bluffview Elem School, enrolling 501 students (57% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dupo Jr High School, at 124 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bluffview Elem School accounts for 54.3% of all Comm Unit School District No 196 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Comm Unit School District No 196 a distant remainder — means Comm Unit School District No 196-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.
Comm Unit School District No 196 school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Comm Unit School District No 196 school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 501 students (highest), a spread of 377 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.
Comm Unit School District No 196 student-counselor ratio is 295:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Comm Unit School District No 196 is typically wider than the Comm Unit School District No 196-aggregate figure suggests.
Comm Unit School District No 196 chronic absenteeism rate is 40.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Comm Unit School District No 196's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Comm Unit School District No 196?
Comm Unit School District No 196 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 922 students.
How much does Comm Unit School District No 196 spend per student?
Comm Unit School District No 196 spends $16,084 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #37 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Comm Unit School District No 196?
Comm Unit School District No 196 students are 78.6% White, 8.2% African American, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Comm Unit School District No 196?
Comm Unit School District No 196 has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #37 out of 763 districts in Illinois.