An equity score of 27/100 ranks Pana Cusd 8 #614 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,416 per pupil, Pana Cusd 8 ranks #647 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,172
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,416
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pana Cusd 8 operates 4 public schools serving 1,172 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 Christian County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,416 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 35.2% local, 49.1% state, and 15.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #614 of 759 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.
a 566.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pana Jr High School, with a diversity index of 13.1/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Elem School, enrolling 507 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincoln Elem School accounts for 34.8% of all Pana Cusd 8 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pana Cusd 8-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Pana Cusd 8 school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Pana Cusd 8 school enrollment ranges from 248 students (lowest) to 507 students (highest), a spread of 259 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pana Cusd 8 student-counselor ratio is 567:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Pana Cusd 8 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — 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 Pana Cusd 8 is typically wider than the Pana Cusd 8-aggregate figure suggests.