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Shabbona, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Indian Creek Cusd 425 #636 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,614 per pupil, Indian Creek Cusd 425 ranks #538 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
711
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,614
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Indian Creek Cusd 425 operates 3 public schools serving 711 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Dekalb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,614 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 76.2% local, 13.3% state, and 10.5% 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 26/100, ranked #636 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 240.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.1% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Indian Creek High School, with a diversity index of 35.1/100.
Indian Creek Elementary School accounts for 35.9% of all Indian Creek Cusd 425 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Indian Creek Cusd 425-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.
Indian Creek Cusd 425 student-counselor ratio is 241:1 — 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.
Indian Creek Cusd 425 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.8% — 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 Indian Creek Cusd 425 is typically wider than the Indian Creek Cusd 425-aggregate figure suggests.
Indian Creek Cusd 425 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 711 students.
How much does Indian Creek Cusd 425 spend per student?
Indian Creek Cusd 425 spends $14,614 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #636 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Indian Creek Cusd 425?
Indian Creek Cusd 425 students are 79.1% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Indian Creek Cusd 425?
Indian Creek Cusd 425 has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #636 out of 763 districts in Illinois.