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Effingham, Illinois - 6 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Effingham Cusd 40 #549 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,420 per pupil, Effingham Cusd 40 ranks #557 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,314
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,420
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Effingham Cusd 40 operates 6 public schools serving 2,314 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 Effingham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,420 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 51.7% local, 36.1% state, and 12.3% 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 30/100, ranked #549 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.
a 329.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.6% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Effingham Unit 40 Preschool, with a diversity index of 34.0/100.
Its largest campus is Effingham High School, enrolling 712 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Effingham Unit 40 Preschool, at 121 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Effingham High School accounts for 30.8% of all Effingham Cusd 40 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Effingham Cusd 40-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.
Effingham Cusd 40 school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Effingham Cusd 40 school enrollment ranges from 121 students (lowest) to 712 students (highest), a spread of 591 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.
Effingham Cusd 40 student-counselor ratio is 330:1 — 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 Effingham Cusd 40 is typically wider than the Effingham Cusd 40-aggregate figure suggests.
Effingham Cusd 40 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4% — 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 Effingham Cusd 40 is typically wider than the Effingham Cusd 40-aggregate figure suggests.