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Geneseo, Illinois - 5 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Geneseo Cusd 228 #692 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,659 per pupil, Geneseo Cusd 228 ranks #734 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,463
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,659
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Geneseo Cusd 228 operates 5 public schools serving 2,463 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Henry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,659 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 57.9% local, 33.5% state, and 8.6% 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 21/100, ranked #692 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 275.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Southwest Elem School, with a diversity index of 27.9/100.
Its largest campus is Geneseo High School, enrolling 794 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Geneseo High School accounts for 32.2% of all Geneseo Cusd 228 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Geneseo Cusd 228-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.
Geneseo Cusd 228 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Geneseo Cusd 228 school enrollment ranges from 334 students (lowest) to 794 students (highest), a spread of 460 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.
Geneseo Cusd 228 student-counselor ratio is 276:1 — 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 Geneseo Cusd 228 is typically wider than the Geneseo Cusd 228-aggregate figure suggests.
Geneseo Cusd 228 chronic absenteeism rate is 9.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.