An equity score of 16/100 ranks Morris Sd 54 #731 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,715 per pupil, Morris Sd 54 ranks #788 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,078
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,715
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 $12,715 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 85 of 845 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 #731 of 759 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
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.