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Herscher, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Herscher Cusd 2 #713 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,009 per pupil, Herscher Cusd 2 ranks #600 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,695
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,009
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 $14,009 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 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 19/100, ranked #713 of 763 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 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.
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.