An equity score of 25/100 ranks Jersey Cusd 100 #638 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,899 per pupil, Jersey Cusd 100 ranks #604 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,432
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,899
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jersey Cusd 100 operates 5 public schools serving 2,432 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 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 Jersey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,899 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.4% local, 39.3% state, and 14.3% 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 25/100, ranked #638 of 759 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 404.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grafton Elem School, with a diversity index of 18.3/100.
Its largest campus is Jersey Comm High School, enrolling 961 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grafton Elem School, at 171 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jersey Comm High School accounts for 39.5% of all Jersey Cusd 100 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jersey Cusd 100-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Jersey Cusd 100 school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Jersey Cusd 100 school enrollment ranges from 171 students (lowest) to 961 students (highest), a spread of 790 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.
Jersey Cusd 100 student-counselor ratio is 405:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Jersey Cusd 100 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.7% — 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 Jersey Cusd 100 is typically wider than the Jersey Cusd 100-aggregate figure suggests.
Jersey Cusd 100 has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,432 students.
How much does Jersey Cusd 100 spend per student?
Jersey Cusd 100 spends $14,899 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #638 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Jersey Cusd 100?
Jersey Cusd 100 students are 91.7% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jersey Cusd 100?
Jersey Cusd 100 has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #638 out of 759 districts in Illinois.