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Milford, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Milford Area Psd 124 #81 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,549 per pupil, Milford Area Psd 124 ranks #316 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
519
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$17,549
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Milford Area Psd 124 operates 2 public schools serving 519 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Iroquois County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,549 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 53.8% local, 32.1% state, and 14.1% 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 52/100, ranked #81 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.
and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.6% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Milford Grade School West Campus accounts for 68.2% of all Milford Area Psd 124 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Milford Area Psd 124 a distant remainder — means Milford Area Psd 124-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.
Milford Area Psd 124 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — 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 Milford Area Psd 124 is typically wider than the Milford Area Psd 124-aggregate figure suggests.