An equity score of 45/100 ranks Gurnee Sd 56 #218 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,266 per pupil, Gurnee Sd 56 ranks #271 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,890
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$19,266
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gurnee Sd 56 operates 4 public schools serving 1,890 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,266 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 65.3% local, 27.8% state, and 6.9% 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 45/100, ranked #218 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.
and 33.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% African American, 18.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Spaulding Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.1/100.
Its largest campus is River Trail School, enrolling 471 students (26% of the district's total enrollment).
River Trail School accounts for 24.9% of all Gurnee Sd 56 student enrollment
That concentration means Gurnee Sd 56-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Gurnee Sd 56 chronic absenteeism rate is 33.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.