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Pontiac, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Pontiac Ccsd 429 #65 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,596 per pupil, Pontiac Ccsd 429 ranks #311 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,108
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,596
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pontiac Ccsd 429 operates 4 public schools serving 1,108 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Livingston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,596 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 43.9% local, 42.8% state, and 13.4% 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 53/100, ranked #65 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.
a 326:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.7% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Elementary School, with a diversity index of 46.8/100.
Its largest campus is Central Elem School, enrolling 361 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Elem School accounts for 31.8% of all Pontiac Ccsd 429 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pontiac Ccsd 429-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.
Pontiac Ccsd 429 student-counselor ratio is 326:1 — 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 Pontiac Ccsd 429 is typically wider than the Pontiac Ccsd 429-aggregate figure suggests.
Pontiac Ccsd 429 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — 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 Pontiac Ccsd 429 is typically wider than the Pontiac Ccsd 429-aggregate figure suggests.