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Farmington, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Farmington Central Cusd 265 #660 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,453 per pupil, Farmington Central Cusd 265 ranks #750 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,259
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,453
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Farmington Central Cusd 265 operates 3 public schools serving 1,259 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 Peoria County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,453 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 52.2% local, 38.5% state, and 9.3% 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 24/100, ranked #660 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 318:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Farmington Central Elem Sch, with a diversity index of 17.3/100.
Its largest campus is Farmington Central Elem Sch, enrolling 633 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Farmington Central Elem Sch accounts for 49.9% of all Farmington Central Cusd 265 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Farmington Central Cusd 265 a distant remainder — means Farmington Central Cusd 265-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.
Farmington Central Cusd 265 school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Farmington Central Cusd 265 school enrollment ranges from 253 students (lowest) to 633 students (highest), a spread of 380 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.
Farmington Central Cusd 265 student-counselor ratio is 318:1 — 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 Farmington Central Cusd 265 is typically wider than the Farmington Central Cusd 265-aggregate figure suggests.
Farmington Central Cusd 265 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Farmington Central Cusd 265 is typically wider than the Farmington Central Cusd 265-aggregate figure suggests.