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Richmond, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 #175 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,938 per pupil, Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 ranks #55 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
549
Total Enrollment
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$24,938
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 operates 1 public schools serving 549 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Mchenry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,938 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 70.7% local, 27.0% state, and 2.4% 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 47/100, ranked #175 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 260.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 29.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.8% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Richmond-Burton High School, enrolling 521 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Richmond-Burton High School accounts for 94.9% of all Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 a distant remainder — means Richmond-Burton Chsd 157-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.
Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 student-counselor ratio is 261:1 — 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 Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 is typically wider than the Richmond-Burton Chsd 157-aggregate figure suggests.
Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.6% — 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 Richmond-Burton Chsd 157 is typically wider than the Richmond-Burton Chsd 157-aggregate figure suggests.