An equity score of 24/100 ranks Herscher Cusd 2 #655 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,729 per pupil, Herscher Cusd 2 ranks #442 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,695
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,729
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Herscher Cusd 2 operates 4 public schools serving 1,695 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Kankakee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,729 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 65.0% local, 27.8% state, and 7.2% 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 24/100, ranked #655 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 349:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.8% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bonfield Grade School, with a diversity index of 21.7/100.
Its largest campus is Herscher High School, enrolling 542 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Herscher High School accounts for 32.0% of all Herscher Cusd 2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Herscher Cusd 2-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.
Herscher Cusd 2 student-counselor ratio is 349:1 — 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 Herscher Cusd 2 is typically wider than the Herscher Cusd 2-aggregate figure suggests.
Herscher Cusd 2 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — 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 Herscher Cusd 2 is typically wider than the Herscher Cusd 2-aggregate figure suggests.