An equity score of 14/100 ranks Morton Cusd 709 #746 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,735 per pupil, Morton Cusd 709 ranks #629 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,234
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,735
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morton Cusd 709 operates 6 public schools serving 3,234 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Tazewell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,735 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 68.3% local, 24.8% state, and 6.9% 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 14/100, ranked #746 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.
a 258.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 11.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.3% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson Elem School, with a diversity index of 37.1/100.
Its largest campus is Morton High School, enrolling 1,061 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lettie Brown Elementary School, at 346 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Morton High School accounts for 32.7% of all Morton Cusd 709 student enrollment
That concentration means Morton Cusd 709-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Morton Cusd 709 school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Morton Cusd 709 school enrollment ranges from 346 students (lowest) to 1,061 students (highest), a spread of 715 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.
Morton Cusd 709 student-counselor ratio is 259:1: slightly below the ~408 national average, within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Morton Cusd 709 is typically wider than the Morton Cusd 709-aggregate figure suggests.
Morton Cusd 709 chronic absenteeism rate is 11.9%: on the low side (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.