An equity score of 35/100 ranks Geneva Cusd 304 #443 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,336 per pupil, Geneva Cusd 304 ranks #217 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,119
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$20,336
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Geneva Cusd 304 operates 10 public schools serving 5,119 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,336 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 funding mix is 72.8% local, 22.2% state, and 5.1% 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 35/100, ranked #443 of 759 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 266.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 8.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.9% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harrison Street Elem School, with a diversity index of 47.2/100.
Its largest campus is Geneva Community High School, enrolling 1,635 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Geneva 304 Early Learning Center, at 117 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Geneva Community High School accounts for 31.9% of all Geneva Cusd 304 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Geneva Cusd 304-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Geneva Cusd 304 school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Geneva Cusd 304 school enrollment ranges from 117 students (lowest) to 1,635 students (highest), a spread of 1,518 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Geneva Cusd 304 student-counselor ratio is 267:1 — 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 Geneva Cusd 304 is typically wider than the Geneva Cusd 304-aggregate figure suggests.
Geneva Cusd 304 chronic absenteeism rate is 8.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.