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Albion, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Edwards County Cusd 1 #147 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,359 per pupil, Edwards County Cusd 1 ranks #567 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
835
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,359
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Edwards County Cusd 1 operates 3 public schools serving 835 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Edwards County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,359 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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, 55.1% state, and 14.3% 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 48/100, ranked #147 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.
a 223:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.9% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Albion Grade School, with a diversity index of 12.9/100.
Its largest campus is Albion Grade School, enrolling 427 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Albion Grade School accounts for 51.1% of all Edwards County Cusd 1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Edwards County Cusd 1 a distant remainder — means Edwards County Cusd 1-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.
Edwards County Cusd 1 school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Edwards County Cusd 1 school enrollment ranges from 171 students (lowest) to 427 students (highest), a spread of 256 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.
Edwards County Cusd 1 student-counselor ratio is 223:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Edwards County Cusd 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Edwards County Cusd 1 is typically wider than the Edwards County Cusd 1-aggregate figure suggests.