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Centralia, Illinois - 1 schools
At $15,257 per pupil, North Wamac Sd 186 ranks #482 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
North Wamac Sd 186 operates 1 public schools serving 133 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,257 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 19.9% local, 57.6% state, and 22.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is North Wamac Grade School, enrolling 122 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
North Wamac Grade School accounts for 91.7% of all North Wamac Sd 186 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Wamac Sd 186 a distant remainder — means North Wamac Sd 186-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 Wamac Sd 186 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — 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 Wamac Sd 186 is typically wider than the North Wamac Sd 186-aggregate figure suggests.
North Wamac Sd 186 has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 133 students.
How much does North Wamac Sd 186 spend per student?
North Wamac Sd 186 spends $15,257 per student.
What is the demographic composition of North Wamac Sd 186?
North Wamac Sd 186 students are 78.7% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.