An equity score of 38/100 ranks Marshall Cusd 2c #383 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,445 per pupil, Marshall Cusd 2c ranks #803 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,224
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,445
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marshall Cusd 2c operates 4 public schools serving 1,224 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,445 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 85 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.9% local, 55.6% state, and 12.6% 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 38/100, ranked #383 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 246:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.2% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Elem School, with a diversity index of 14.8/100.
Its largest campus is Marshall High School, enrolling 350 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Marshall High School accounts for 28.6% of all Marshall Cusd 2c student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Marshall Cusd 2c-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.
Marshall Cusd 2c student-counselor ratio is 246:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Marshall Cusd 2c chronic absenteeism rate is 24.7% — 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 Marshall Cusd 2c is typically wider than the Marshall Cusd 2c-aggregate figure suggests.