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Grant Park, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Grant Park Cusd 6 #377 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,014 per pupil, Grant Park Cusd 6 ranks #416 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$16,014
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grant Park Cusd 6 operates 2 public schools serving 454 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Kankakee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,014 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 64.1% local, 27.7% state, and 8.2% 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 39/100, ranked #377 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 127:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Grant Park Elem School, enrolling 325 students (72% of the district's total enrollment).
Grant Park Elem School accounts for 71.6% of all Grant Park Cusd 6 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Grant Park Cusd 6 a distant remainder — means Grant Park Cusd 6-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.
Grant Park Cusd 6 student-counselor ratio is 127:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Grant Park Cusd 6 chronic absenteeism rate is 13.8% — 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.
Grant Park Cusd 6 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 454 students.
How much does Grant Park Cusd 6 spend per student?
Grant Park Cusd 6 spends $16,014 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #377 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Grant Park Cusd 6?
Grant Park Cusd 6 students are 78.5% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grant Park Cusd 6?
Grant Park Cusd 6 has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #377 out of 763 districts in Illinois.