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Rockton, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Rockton Sd 140 #661 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,046 per pupil, Rockton Sd 140 ranks #695 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,602
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,046
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rockton Sd 140 operates 3 public schools serving 1,602 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle, 1 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 Winnebago County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,046 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 45.0% local, 45.6% state, and 9.4% 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 24/100, ranked #661 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.
and 24.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rockton Elem School, with a diversity index of 44.4/100.
Its largest campus is Stephen Mack Middle School, enrolling 552 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Stephen Mack Middle School accounts for 34.5% of all Rockton Sd 140 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rockton Sd 140-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Rockton Sd 140 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4% — 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 Rockton Sd 140 is typically wider than the Rockton Sd 140-aggregate figure suggests.