Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Richmond, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Nippersink Sd 2 #297 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,538 per pupil, Nippersink Sd 2 ranks #243 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,102
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,538
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nippersink Sd 2 operates 3 public schools serving 1,102 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Mchenry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,538 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 66.6% local, 27.0% state, and 6.4% 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 42/100, ranked #297 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.
and 24.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.6% White, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Spring Grove Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.8/100.
Its largest campus is Richmond Grade School, enrolling 407 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Richmond Grade School accounts for 36.6% of all Nippersink Sd 2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Nippersink Sd 2-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.
Nippersink Sd 2 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.1% — 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 Nippersink Sd 2 is typically wider than the Nippersink Sd 2-aggregate figure suggests.