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Jacksonville, Illinois - 9 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Jacksonville Sd 117 #497 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,527 per pupil, Jacksonville Sd 117 ranks #550 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,253
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$14,527
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jacksonville Sd 117 operates 9 public schools serving 3,253 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Morgan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,527 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 39.5% local, 46.4% state, and 14.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #497 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 340:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.2% White, 10.4% African American, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Elem School, with a diversity index of 65.3/100.
Its largest campus is Jacksonville High School, enrolling 890 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Murrayville-Woodson Elem School, at 109 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jacksonville High School accounts for 27.4% of all Jacksonville Sd 117 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jacksonville Sd 117-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.
Jacksonville Sd 117 school enrollment varies 8.2× across entities
Jacksonville Sd 117 school enrollment ranges from 109 students (lowest) to 890 students (highest), a spread of 781 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jacksonville Sd 117 student-counselor ratio is 340:1 — 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 Jacksonville Sd 117 is typically wider than the Jacksonville Sd 117-aggregate figure suggests.
Jacksonville Sd 117 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Jacksonville Sd 117 is typically wider than the Jacksonville Sd 117-aggregate figure suggests.