An equity score of 62/100 ranks Round Lake Cusd 116 #8 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,405 per pupil, Round Lake Cusd 116 ranks #132 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,330
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$21,405
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Round Lake Cusd 116 operates 9 public schools serving 6,330 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,405 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, 62.8% state, and 14.9% 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 62/100, ranked #8 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 239.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% White, 7.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Village Elementary School, with a diversity index of 41.4/100.
Its largest campus is Round Lake Senior High School, enrolling 2,194 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pleviak Elem School, at 405 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Round Lake Senior High School accounts for 33.7% of all Round Lake Cusd 116 student enrollment
That concentration means Round Lake Cusd 116-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.
Round Lake Cusd 116 school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Round Lake Cusd 116 school enrollment ranges from 405 students (lowest) to 2,194 students (highest), a spread of 1,789 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.
Round Lake Cusd 116 student-counselor ratio is 240:1: on the low side (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.
Round Lake Cusd 116 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.4%: on the high side (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.