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Stanford, Illinois - 5 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Olympia Cusd 16 #656 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,653 per pupil, Olympia Cusd 16 ranks #535 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,759
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,653
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Olympia Cusd 16 operates 5 public schools serving 1,759 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 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 Mclean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,653 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 60.6% local, 27.9% state, and 11.5% 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 24/100, ranked #656 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 165:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Olympia North Elem Sch, with a diversity index of 29.1/100.
Its largest campus is Olympia High School, enrolling 495 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Olympia High School accounts for 28.1% of all Olympia Cusd 16 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Olympia Cusd 16-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.
Olympia Cusd 16 student-counselor ratio is 165:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Olympia Cusd 16 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.5% — 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 Olympia Cusd 16 is typically wider than the Olympia Cusd 16-aggregate figure suggests.
Olympia Cusd 16 has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,759 students.
How much does Olympia Cusd 16 spend per student?
Olympia Cusd 16 spends $14,653 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #656 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Olympia Cusd 16?
Olympia Cusd 16 students are 88.9% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Olympia Cusd 16?
Olympia Cusd 16 has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #656 out of 763 districts in Illinois.