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El Paso, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 #536 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,943 per pupil, El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 ranks #704 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,201
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,943
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 operates 4 public schools serving 1,201 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Woodford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,943 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 56.3% local, 32.6% state, and 11.2% 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 31/100, ranked #536 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 364:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.1% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Centennial School, with a diversity index of 23.1/100.
Its largest campus is El Paso-Gridley High School, enrolling 364 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
El Paso-Gridley High School accounts for 30.3% of all El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11-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.
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 school enrollment ranges from 165 students (lowest) to 364 students (highest), a spread of 199 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.
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 student-counselor ratio is 364:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 chronic absenteeism rate is 18.2% — 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 El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 is typically wider than the El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11-aggregate figure suggests.
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,201 students.
How much does El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 spend per student?
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 spends $12,943 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #536 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11?
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 students are 89.1% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11?
El Paso-Gridley Cusd 11 has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #536 out of 763 districts in Illinois.