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Salem, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Salem Chsd 600 #635 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,123 per pupil, Salem Chsd 600 ranks #682 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Salem Chsd 600 operates 1 public schools serving 732 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,123 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 44.0% local, 33.6% state, and 22.5% 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 26/100, ranked #635 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 176.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Salem Community High School, enrolling 706 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Salem Community High School accounts for 96.4% of all Salem Chsd 600 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Salem Chsd 600 a distant remainder — means Salem Chsd 600-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.
Salem Chsd 600 student-counselor ratio is 177:1 — 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.
Salem Chsd 600 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.0% — 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 Salem Chsd 600 is typically wider than the Salem Chsd 600-aggregate figure suggests.
Salem Chsd 600 has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 732 students.
How much does Salem Chsd 600 spend per student?
Salem Chsd 600 spends $13,123 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #635 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Salem Chsd 600?
Salem Chsd 600 students are 94.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Salem Chsd 600?
Salem Chsd 600 has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #635 out of 763 districts in Illinois.