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Rock Falls, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Rock Falls Esd 13 #326 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,720 per pupil, Rock Falls Esd 13 ranks #302 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
865
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,720
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rock Falls Esd 13 operates 4 public schools serving 865 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Whiteside County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,720 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 22.3% local, 58.6% state, and 19.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 41/100, ranked #326 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.
a 268:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 29.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.7% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rock Falls Middle School, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.
Its largest campus is Dillon Elementary School, enrolling 278 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Dillon Elementary School accounts for 30.0% of all Rock Falls Esd 13 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rock Falls Esd 13-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Rock Falls Esd 13 student-counselor ratio is 268:1 — 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 Rock Falls Esd 13 is typically wider than the Rock Falls Esd 13-aggregate figure suggests.
Rock Falls Esd 13 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.4% — 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 Rock Falls Esd 13 is typically wider than the Rock Falls Esd 13-aggregate figure suggests.