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Mounds, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Meridian Cusd 101 #1 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,846 per pupil, Meridian Cusd 101 ranks #149 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
460
Total Enrollment
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$20,846
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Meridian Cusd 101 operates 2 public schools serving 460 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Pulaski County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,846 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 14.8% local, 52.6% state, and 32.7% 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 70/100, ranked #1 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 209.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.5% African American, 31.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Meridian Elementary School, enrolling 213 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Meridian Elementary School accounts for 46.3% of all Meridian Cusd 101 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Meridian Cusd 101 a distant remainder — means Meridian Cusd 101-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.
Meridian Cusd 101 student-counselor ratio is 210:1 — 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.
Meridian Cusd 101 chronic absenteeism rate is 55.9% — 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.
Meridian Cusd 101 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 460 students.
How much does Meridian Cusd 101 spend per student?
Meridian Cusd 101 spends $20,846 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #1 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Meridian Cusd 101?
Meridian Cusd 101 students are 52.5% African American, 31.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Meridian Cusd 101?
Meridian Cusd 101 has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #1 out of 763 districts in Illinois.