An equity score of 45/100 ranks Mchenry Ccsd 15 #216 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,259 per pupil, Mchenry Ccsd 15 ranks #220 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,079
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$20,259
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mchenry Ccsd 15 operates 8 public schools serving 4,079 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mchenry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,259 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 61.7% local, 32.0% state, and 6.3% 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 45/100, ranked #216 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.
and 21.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.3% White, 25.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverwood Elementary School, with a diversity index of 54.3/100.
Its largest campus is Mchenry Middle School, enrolling 695 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Landmark Elem School, at 189 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mchenry Middle School accounts for 17.0% of all Mchenry Ccsd 15 student enrollment
That concentration means Mchenry Ccsd 15-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Mchenry Ccsd 15 school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Mchenry Ccsd 15 school enrollment ranges from 189 students (lowest) to 695 students (highest), a spread of 506 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.
Mchenry Ccsd 15 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.7% — 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 Mchenry Ccsd 15 is typically wider than the Mchenry Ccsd 15-aggregate figure suggests.