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Polo, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Polo Cusd 222 #489 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,573 per pupil, Polo Cusd 222 ranks #542 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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$14,573
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Polo Cusd 222 operates 3 public schools serving 589 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Ogle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,573 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 52.9% local, 34.7% state, and 12.4% 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 34/100, ranked #489 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 191.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 10.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.2% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Polo Comm High School, with a diversity index of 22.4/100.
Its largest campus is Centennial Elem School, enrolling 294 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Centennial Elem School accounts for 49.5% of all Polo Cusd 222 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Polo Cusd 222 a distant remainder — means Polo Cusd 222-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Polo Cusd 222 school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Polo Cusd 222 school enrollment ranges from 114 students (lowest) to 294 students (highest), a spread of 180 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.
Polo Cusd 222 student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — 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.
Polo Cusd 222 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Polo Cusd 222 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 589 students.
How much does Polo Cusd 222 spend per student?
Polo Cusd 222 spends $14,573 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #489 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Polo Cusd 222?
Polo Cusd 222 students are 89.2% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Polo Cusd 222?
Polo Cusd 222 has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #489 out of 763 districts in Illinois.