An equity score of 35/100 ranks Crete Monee Cusd 201u #454 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,349 per pupil, Crete Monee Cusd 201u ranks #162 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,415
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$20,349
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Crete Monee Cusd 201u operates 8 public schools serving 4,415 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Will County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,349 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 54.1% local, 37.0% 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 35/100, ranked #454 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 315:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 37.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.8% African American, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Balmoral Elem Sch, with a diversity index of 68.3/100.
Its largest campus is Crete-Monee High School, enrolling 1,480 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr, at 256 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Crete-Monee High School accounts for 32.4% of all Crete Monee Cusd 201u student enrollment
That concentration means Crete Monee Cusd 201u-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.
Crete Monee Cusd 201u school enrollment varies 5.8× across entities
Crete Monee Cusd 201u school enrollment ranges from 256 students (lowest) to 1,480 students (highest), a spread of 1,224 students. That spread sits on the tighter side of typical variation, though it still reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Crete Monee Cusd 201u student-counselor ratio is 315:1: slightly below the ~408 national average, 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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Crete Monee Cusd 201u is typically wider than the Crete Monee Cusd 201u-aggregate figure suggests.
Crete Monee Cusd 201u chronic absenteeism rate is 37.5%: on the high side (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.