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Salem, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Salem Sd 111 #396 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,730 per pupil, Salem Sd 111 ranks #827 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
928
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,730
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Salem Sd 111 operates 2 public schools serving 928 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,730 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.4% local, 47.9% state, and 22.7% 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 38/100, ranked #396 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 474.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.1% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Franklin Park Middle School, enrolling 528 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Franklin Park Middle School accounts for 55.6% of all Salem Sd 111 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Salem Sd 111 a distant remainder — means Salem Sd 111-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.
Salem Sd 111 student-counselor ratio is 475:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Salem Sd 111 chronic absenteeism rate is 13.1% — 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.
Salem Sd 111 has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 928 students.
How much does Salem Sd 111 spend per student?
Salem Sd 111 spends $10,730 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #396 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Salem Sd 111?
Salem Sd 111 students are 89.1% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Salem Sd 111?
Salem Sd 111 has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #396 out of 763 districts in Illinois.