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Morris, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 16/100 ranks Morris Sd 54 #737 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,533 per pupil, Morris Sd 54 ranks #813 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,078
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,533
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morris Sd 54 operates 2 public schools serving 1,078 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Grundy County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,533 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.9% local, 30.1% state, and 10.0% 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 16/100, ranked #737 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.4% White, 24.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is White Oak Elementary, enrolling 722 students (67% of the district's total enrollment).
White Oak Elementary accounts for 66.7% of all Morris Sd 54 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Morris Sd 54 a distant remainder — means Morris Sd 54-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.
Morris Sd 54 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 Morris Sd 54 is typically wider than the Morris Sd 54-aggregate figure suggests.