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Taylor Ridge, Illinois - 5 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Rockridge Cusd 300 #756 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,552 per pupil, Rockridge Cusd 300 ranks #743 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,054
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,552
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rockridge Cusd 300 operates 5 public schools serving 1,054 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 Rock Island County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,552 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 66.5% local, 25.4% state, and 8.1% 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 10/100, ranked #756 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 234:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 10.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.2% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Taylor Ridge Elem School, with a diversity index of 16.3/100.
Its largest campus is Rockridge High School, enrolling 330 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Illinois City Elem School, at 108 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rockridge High School accounts for 30.5% of all Rockridge Cusd 300 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rockridge Cusd 300-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.
Rockridge Cusd 300 school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Rockridge Cusd 300 school enrollment ranges from 108 students (lowest) to 330 students (highest), a spread of 222 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.
Rockridge Cusd 300 student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — 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.
Rockridge Cusd 300 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8% — 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.