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Swansea, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks High Mount Sd 116 #112 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,427 per pupil, High Mount Sd 116 ranks #466 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
High Mount Sd 116 operates 1 public schools serving 327 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 St. Clair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,427 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 32.7% local, 50.3% state, and 17.0% 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 50/100, ranked #112 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 325:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 49.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.9% African American, 36.3% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is High Mount Elem School, enrolling 325 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
High Mount Elem School accounts for 99.4% of all High Mount Sd 116 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of High Mount Sd 116 a distant remainder — means High Mount Sd 116-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.
High Mount Sd 116 student-counselor ratio is 325:1 — 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 High Mount Sd 116 is typically wider than the High Mount Sd 116-aggregate figure suggests.
High Mount Sd 116 chronic absenteeism rate is 49.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
High Mount Sd 116 has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 327 students.
How much does High Mount Sd 116 spend per student?
High Mount Sd 116 spends $15,427 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #112 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of High Mount Sd 116?
High Mount Sd 116 students are 40.9% African American, 36.3% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for High Mount Sd 116?
High Mount Sd 116 has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #112 out of 763 districts in Illinois.