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Paris, Illinois - 5 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Paris-Union Sd 95 #46 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,256 per pupil, Paris-Union Sd 95 ranks #202 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,229
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$19,256
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Paris-Union Sd 95 operates 5 public schools serving 1,229 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Edgar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,256 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.5% local, 68.7% state, and 13.8% 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 55/100, ranked #46 of 763 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 212:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carolyn Wenz Elem School, with a diversity index of 21.4/100.
Paris Cooperative High School 95 accounts for 29.7% of all Paris-Union Sd 95 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Paris-Union Sd 95-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.
Paris-Union Sd 95 school enrollment varies 5.0× across entities
Paris-Union Sd 95 school enrollment ranges from 73 students (lowest) to 366 students (highest), a spread of 293 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.
Paris-Union Sd 95 student-counselor ratio is 212:1 — 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.
Paris-Union Sd 95 chronic absenteeism rate is 23.4% — 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 Paris-Union Sd 95 is typically wider than the Paris-Union Sd 95-aggregate figure suggests.