An equity score of 47/100 ranks Oblong Cusd 4 #183 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,015 per pupil, Oblong Cusd 4 ranks #685 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
539
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,015
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oblong Cusd 4 operates 2 public schools serving 539 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 Crawford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,015 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.1% local, 55.6% state, and 8.3% 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 47/100, ranked #183 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.3% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Oblong Elem School, enrolling 361 students (69% of the district's total enrollment).
Oblong Elem School accounts for 67.0% of all Oblong Cusd 4 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oblong Cusd 4 a distant remainder — means Oblong Cusd 4-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.
Oblong Cusd 4 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 Oblong Cusd 4 is typically wider than the Oblong Cusd 4-aggregate figure suggests.