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Chillicothe, Illinois - 6 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Il Valley Central Usd 321 #701 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,921 per pupil, Il Valley Central Usd 321 ranks #783 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,036
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,921
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Il Valley Central Usd 321 operates 6 public schools serving 2,036 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 middle, 1 high, 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 Peoria County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,921 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.1% local, 36.5% state, and 9.4% 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 20/100, ranked #701 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 509.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.6% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mossville Jr High, with a diversity index of 24.1/100.
Its largest campus is Il Valley Central High School, enrolling 650 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chillicothe Elementary Center, at 156 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Il Valley Central High School accounts for 31.4% of all Il Valley Central Usd 321 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Il Valley Central Usd 321-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.
Il Valley Central Usd 321 school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Il Valley Central Usd 321 school enrollment ranges from 156 students (lowest) to 650 students (highest), a spread of 494 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Il Valley Central Usd 321 student-counselor ratio is 510:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Il Valley Central Usd 321 chronic absenteeism rate is 16.0% — 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 Il Valley Central Usd 321 is typically wider than the Il Valley Central Usd 321-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Il Valley Central Usd 321?
Il Valley Central Usd 321 has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 2 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,036 students.
How much does Il Valley Central Usd 321 spend per student?
Il Valley Central Usd 321 spends $11,921 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #701 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Il Valley Central Usd 321?
Il Valley Central Usd 321 students are 88.6% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Il Valley Central Usd 321?
Il Valley Central Usd 321 has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #701 out of 763 districts in Illinois.