An equity score of 40/100 ranks Southwestern Cusd 9 #345 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,053 per pupil, Southwestern Cusd 9 ranks #593 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,210
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,053
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southwestern Cusd 9 operates 5 public schools serving 1,210 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Macoupin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,053 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 38.0% local, 51.4% state, and 10.5% 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 40/100, ranked #345 of 759 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.7% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brighton North Primary School, with a diversity index of 14.3/100.
Its largest campus is Southwestern High School, enrolling 370 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Southwestern High School accounts for 30.6% of all Southwestern Cusd 9 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Southwestern Cusd 9-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Southwestern Cusd 9 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Southwestern Cusd 9 school enrollment ranges from 155 students (lowest) to 370 students (highest), a spread of 215 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.
Southwestern Cusd 9 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — 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 Southwestern Cusd 9 is typically wider than the Southwestern Cusd 9-aggregate figure suggests.