At $18,747 per pupil, Kell Cons Sd 2 ranks #299 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kell Cons Sd 2 operates 1 public schools serving 83 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,747 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.5% local, 53.6% state, and 18.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.8% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kell Grade School, enrolling 64 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 10.8% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (83 to 74 students), and the student-teacher ratio tightened by 1.5 students per teacher as staffing held steadier than enrollment, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $1,997,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 36.4% went to instruction, 36.7% to support services, and 18.4% to capital outlay, a capital-heavy year, consistent with active construction, renovation, or major equipment purchases. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Kell Grade School accounts for 77.1% of all Kell Cons Sd 2 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kell Cons Sd 2 a distant remainder — means Kell Cons Sd 2-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Kell Cons Sd 2 chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — 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 Kell Cons Sd 2 is typically wider than the Kell Cons Sd 2-aggregate figure suggests.
Kell Cons Sd 2 has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 83 students.
How much does Kell Cons Sd 2 spend per student?
Kell Cons Sd 2 spends $18,747 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Kell Cons Sd 2?
Kell Cons Sd 2 students are 93.8% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.