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Dongola, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Dongola Usd 66 #313 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,166 per pupil, Dongola Usd 66 ranks #406 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
235
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,166
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dongola Usd 66 operates 3 public schools serving 235 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,166 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 26.4% local, 59.2% state, and 14.4% 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 42/100, ranked #313 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.
and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dongola Jr High School, with a diversity index of 18.2/100.
Its largest campus is Dongola Elementary School, enrolling 108 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Dongola Elementary School accounts for 46.0% of all Dongola Usd 66 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dongola Usd 66 a distant remainder — means Dongola Usd 66-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.
Dongola Usd 66 school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Dongola Usd 66 school enrollment ranges from 51 students (lowest) to 108 students (highest), a spread of 57 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.
Dongola Usd 66 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — 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.