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Manito, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Midwest Central Cusd 191 #271 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,457 per pupil, Midwest Central Cusd 191 ranks #649 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
865
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,457
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Midwest Central Cusd 191 operates 3 public schools serving 865 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 Mason County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,457 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 34.4% local, 44.4% state, and 21.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #271 of 763 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 209:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Midwest Central Primary School, with a diversity index of 11.5/100.
Midwest Central Primary School accounts for 49.7% of all Midwest Central Cusd 191 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Midwest Central Cusd 191 a distant remainder — means Midwest Central Cusd 191-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.
Midwest Central Cusd 191 school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Midwest Central Cusd 191 school enrollment ranges from 183 students (lowest) to 430 students (highest), a spread of 247 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.
Midwest Central Cusd 191 student-counselor ratio is 209:1 — 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.
Midwest Central Cusd 191 chronic absenteeism rate is 45.1% — 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.
Midwest Central Cusd 191 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 865 students.
How much does Midwest Central Cusd 191 spend per student?
Midwest Central Cusd 191 spends $13,457 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #271 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Midwest Central Cusd 191?
Midwest Central Cusd 191 students are 94.2% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Midwest Central Cusd 191?
Midwest Central Cusd 191 has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #271 out of 763 districts in Illinois.