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Petersburg, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Porta Cusd 202 #450 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,801 per pupil, Porta Cusd 202 ranks #722 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,054
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,801
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Porta Cusd 202 operates 3 public schools serving 1,054 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Menard County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,801 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 54.9% local, 32.3% state, and 12.7% 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 36/100, ranked #450 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 (4 AP courses district-wide), a 411:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.8% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Porta Central, with a diversity index of 14.3/100.
Its largest campus is Porta High School, enrolling 411 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Porta High School accounts for 39.0% of all Porta Cusd 202 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Porta Cusd 202-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.
Porta Cusd 202 student-counselor ratio is 411:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Porta Cusd 202 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.6% — 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 Porta Cusd 202 is typically wider than the Porta Cusd 202-aggregate figure suggests.
Porta Cusd 202 has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,054 students.
How much does Porta Cusd 202 spend per student?
Porta Cusd 202 spends $12,801 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #450 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Porta Cusd 202?
Porta Cusd 202 students are 93.8% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Porta Cusd 202?
Porta Cusd 202 has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #450 out of 763 districts in Illinois.