At $16,695 per pupil, South Pekin Sd 137 ranks #443 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
South Pekin Sd 137 operates 1 public schools serving 177 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Tazewell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,695 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.2% local, 61.5% state, and 21.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 32.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is South Pekin Elem School, enrolling 180 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
South Pekin Elem School accounts for 100.0% of all South Pekin Sd 137 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Pekin Sd 137 a distant remainder — means South Pekin Sd 137-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
South Pekin Sd 137 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.2% — high (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.
South Pekin Sd 137 has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 177 students.
How much does South Pekin Sd 137 spend per student?
South Pekin Sd 137 spends $16,695 per student.
What is the demographic composition of South Pekin Sd 137?
South Pekin Sd 137 students are 92.2% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.