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Glasford, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 #695 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,256 per pupil, Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 ranks #766 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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Schools
$12,256
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 operates 3 public schools serving 897 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 Peoria County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,256 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 67.3% local, 24.3% state, and 8.4% 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 21/100, ranked #695 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.
a 285:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Illini Bluffs High School, with a diversity index of 17.3/100.
Illini Bluffs Elementary School accounts for 47.4% of all Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 a distant remainder — means Illini Bluffs Cusd 327-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.
Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 school enrollment ranges from 181 students (lowest) to 425 students (highest), a spread of 244 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.
Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 student-counselor ratio is 285:1 — 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 Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 is typically wider than the Illini Bluffs Cusd 327-aggregate figure suggests.
Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Illini Bluffs Cusd 327 is typically wider than the Illini Bluffs Cusd 327-aggregate figure suggests.