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Lincoln, Illinois - 5 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Lincoln Esd 27 #28 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,922 per pupil, Lincoln Esd 27 ranks #352 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,061
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,922
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lincoln Esd 27 operates 5 public schools serving 1,061 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 middle, 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 Logan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,922 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.0% local, 52.8% state, and 14.2% 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 57/100, ranked #28 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 652.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.4% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northwest Elem School, with a diversity index of 44.3/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Jr High School, enrolling 321 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Adams Elem School, at 57 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lincoln Jr High School accounts for 30.3% of all Lincoln Esd 27 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lincoln Esd 27-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Lincoln Esd 27 school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Lincoln Esd 27 school enrollment ranges from 57 students (lowest) to 321 students (highest), a spread of 264 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.
Lincoln Esd 27 student-counselor ratio is 652:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Lincoln Esd 27 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.0% — 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.
Lincoln Esd 27 has 5 schools, including 1 middle, 1 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,061 students.
How much does Lincoln Esd 27 spend per student?
Lincoln Esd 27 spends $16,922 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #28 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Lincoln Esd 27?
Lincoln Esd 27 students are 78.4% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lincoln Esd 27?
Lincoln Esd 27 has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #28 out of 763 districts in Illinois.