An equity score of 27/100 ranks Eldorado Cusd 4 #615 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,459 per pupil, Eldorado Cusd 4 ranks #392 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,077
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,459
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eldorado Cusd 4 operates 3 public schools serving 1,077 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 Saline County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,459 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #615 of 759 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 200.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eldorado Elem School, with a diversity index of 23.8/100.
Its largest campus is Eldorado Elem School, enrolling 550 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Eldorado Elem School accounts for 49.8% of all Eldorado Cusd 4 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Eldorado Cusd 4 a distant remainder — means Eldorado Cusd 4-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Eldorado Cusd 4 school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Eldorado Cusd 4 school enrollment ranges from 246 students (lowest) to 550 students (highest), a spread of 304 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.
Eldorado Cusd 4 student-counselor ratio is 200:1 — 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.
Eldorado Cusd 4 chronic absenteeism rate is 31.1% — 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.