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Madison, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Madison Cusd 12 #3 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,133 per pupil, Madison Cusd 12 ranks #207 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$19,133
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison Cusd 12 operates 3 public schools serving 657 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,133 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 26.8% local, 52.1% state, and 21.1% 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 66/100, ranked #3 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 69:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 58.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% African American, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madison Senior High School, with a diversity index of 19.5/100.
Its largest campus is Bernard Long Elem Sch, enrolling 337 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Bernard Long Elem Sch accounts for 51.3% of all Madison Cusd 12 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Madison Cusd 12 a distant remainder — means Madison Cusd 12-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Madison Cusd 12 school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Madison Cusd 12 school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 337 students (highest), a spread of 213 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.
Madison Cusd 12 student-counselor ratio is 69:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Madison Cusd 12 chronic absenteeism rate is 58.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Madison Cusd 12 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 657 students.
How much does Madison Cusd 12 spend per student?
Madison Cusd 12 spends $19,133 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #3 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Madison Cusd 12?
Madison Cusd 12 students are 90.5% African American, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison Cusd 12?
Madison Cusd 12 has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #3 out of 763 districts in Illinois.