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Hoopeston, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Hoopeston Area Cusd 11 #198 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,218 per pupil, Hoopeston Area Cusd 11 ranks #333 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,134
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,218
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hoopeston Area Cusd 11 operates 4 public schools serving 1,134 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Vermilion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,218 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 28.6% local, 51.4% state, and 20.1% 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 46/100, ranked #198 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 262.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.6% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Maple Elem School, with a diversity index of 47.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hoopeston Area High School, enrolling 307 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Hoopeston Area High School accounts for 27.1% of all Hoopeston Area Cusd 11 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hoopeston Area Cusd 11-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.
Hoopeston Area Cusd 11 student-counselor ratio is 262:1 — 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 Hoopeston Area Cusd 11 is typically wider than the Hoopeston Area Cusd 11-aggregate figure suggests.
Hoopeston Area Cusd 11 chronic absenteeism rate is 35.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.