An equity score of 35/100 ranks Johnston City Cusd 1 #452 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,113 per pupil, Johnston City Cusd 1 ranks #755 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,094
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,113
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Johnston City Cusd 1 operates 4 public schools serving 1,094 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Williamson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,113 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 34.2% local, 54.5% state, and 11.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #452 of 759 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.
a 328:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.9% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington Middle School, with a diversity index of 21.7/100.
Its largest campus is Johnston City High School, enrolling 328 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Johnston City High School accounts for 30.0% of all Johnston City Cusd 1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Johnston City Cusd 1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Johnston City Cusd 1 school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Johnston City Cusd 1 school enrollment ranges from 163 students (lowest) to 328 students (highest), a spread of 165 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.
Johnston City Cusd 1 student-counselor ratio is 328:1 — 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 Johnston City Cusd 1 is typically wider than the Johnston City Cusd 1-aggregate figure suggests.
Johnston City Cusd 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.