An equity score of 35/100 ranks Geneva Cusd 304 #452 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,653 per pupil, Geneva Cusd 304 ranks #194 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,119
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$19,653
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 $19,653 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 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 #452 of 763 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 concentration means Geneva Cusd 304-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.
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 sits on the wider side of typical variation and 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: slightly below the ~408 national average, 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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. 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 (strongly 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 Values this far below the benchmark often reflect a distinctive local circumstance rather than ordinary scale differences.