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Pecatonica, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Pecatonica Cusd 321 #371 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,659 per pupil, Pecatonica Cusd 321 ranks #446 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$15,659
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pecatonica Cusd 321 operates 3 public schools serving 897 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Winnebago County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,659 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 52.8% local, 40.1% state, and 7.1% 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 39/100, ranked #371 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 291:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pecatonica Comm Middle School, with a diversity index of 24.3/100.
Its largest campus is Pecatonica High School, enrolling 313 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Pecatonica High School accounts for 34.9% of all Pecatonica Cusd 321 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pecatonica Cusd 321-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.
Pecatonica Cusd 321 student-counselor ratio is 291:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Pecatonica Cusd 321 is typically wider than the Pecatonica Cusd 321-aggregate figure suggests.
Pecatonica Cusd 321 chronic absenteeism rate is 16.4% — 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 Pecatonica Cusd 321 is typically wider than the Pecatonica Cusd 321-aggregate figure suggests.