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Herrin, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Herrin Cusd 4 #388 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,858 per pupil, Herrin Cusd 4 ranks #790 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,355
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,858
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Herrin Cusd 4 operates 4 public schools serving 2,355 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Williamson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,858 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.6% local, 57.0% state, and 14.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #388 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 317.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 28.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.2% White, 5.0% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Side Primary Center, with a diversity index of 38.6/100.
Its largest campus is Herrin C U S D 4 Elem School, enrolling 712 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Herrin C U S D 4 Elem School accounts for 30.2% of all Herrin Cusd 4 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Herrin Cusd 4-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Herrin Cusd 4 student-counselor ratio is 317:1 — 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 Herrin Cusd 4 is typically wider than the Herrin Cusd 4-aggregate figure suggests.
Herrin Cusd 4 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Herrin Cusd 4 is typically wider than the Herrin Cusd 4-aggregate figure suggests.