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Macomb, Illinois - 5 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Macomb Cusd 185 #597 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,762 per pupil, Macomb Cusd 185 ranks #440 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,036
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,762
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Macomb Cusd 185 operates 5 public schools serving 2,036 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Mcdonough County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,762 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 51.0% local, 32.8% state, and 16.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 28/100, ranked #597 of 763 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.9% White, 15.7% African American, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Elem School, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.
Its largest campus is Macomb Senior High School, enrolling 660 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Macarthur Early Childhood Center, at 127 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Macomb Senior High School accounts for 31.8% of all Macomb Cusd 185 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Macomb Cusd 185-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.
Macomb Cusd 185 school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Macomb Cusd 185 school enrollment ranges from 127 students (lowest) to 660 students (highest), a spread of 533 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.
Macomb Cusd 185 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — 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.