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Fairfield, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 #589 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,389 per pupil, Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 ranks #654 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
449
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$13,389
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 operates 1 public schools serving 449 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,389 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 39.0% local, 51.7% state, and 9.3% 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 29/100, ranked #589 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 444:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Fairfield Comm High School, enrolling 444 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Fairfield Comm High School accounts for 98.9% of all Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 a distant remainder — means Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225-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.
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 student-counselor ratio is 444:1 — 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.
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 chronic absenteeism rate is 39.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225?
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 449 students.
How much does Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 spend per student?
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 spends $13,389 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #589 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225?
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 students are 93.5% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225?
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #589 out of 763 districts in Illinois.