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Hinckley, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 #401 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,638 per pupil, Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 ranks #307 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$17,638
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 operates 3 public schools serving 696 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Dekalb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,638 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 70.2% local, 23.7% state, and 6.1% 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 38/100, ranked #401 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 217:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.8% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hinckley-Big Rock High School, with a diversity index of 34.3/100.
Its largest campus is Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch, enrolling 297 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch accounts for 40.7% of all Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429-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.
Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 student-counselor ratio is 217:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.8% — 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 Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 is typically wider than the Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429?
Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 696 students.
How much does Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 spend per student?
Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 spends $17,638 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #401 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429?
Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 students are 81.8% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429?
Hinckley Big Rock Cusd 429 has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #401 out of 763 districts in Illinois.