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Louisville, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks North Clay Cusd 25 #232 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,636 per pupil, North Clay Cusd 25 ranks #739 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
570
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,636
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Clay Cusd 25 operates 2 public schools serving 570 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 Clay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,636 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 30.3% local, 58.8% state, and 10.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #232 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.
a 278.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.9% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is North Clay Elem/Jr High Sch, enrolling 379 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).
North Clay Elem/Jr High Sch accounts for 66.5% of all North Clay Cusd 25 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Clay Cusd 25 a distant remainder — means North Clay Cusd 25-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.
North Clay Cusd 25 student-counselor ratio is 279:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — 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 Variation between sub-units within North Clay Cusd 25 is typically wider than the North Clay Cusd 25-aggregate figure suggests.
North Clay Cusd 25 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — 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 North Clay Cusd 25 is typically wider than the North Clay Cusd 25-aggregate figure suggests.