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London Mills, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 #212 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,082 per pupil, Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 ranks #208 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
256
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$19,082
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 operates 3 public schools serving 256 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Fulton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,082 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 71.0% local, 23.9% state, and 5.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #212 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.
a 78.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.3% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch, with a diversity index of 21.9/100.
Spoon River Valley Elem School accounts for 52.3% of all Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 a distant remainder — means Spoon River Valley Cusd 4-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 school enrollment ranges from 42 students (lowest) to 134 students (highest), a spread of 92 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.
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 student-counselor ratio is 79:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 chronic absenteeism rate is 41.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Spoon River Valley Cusd 4?
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 256 students.
How much does Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 spend per student?
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 spends $19,082 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #212 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Spoon River Valley Cusd 4?
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 students are 90.3% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spoon River Valley Cusd 4?
Spoon River Valley Cusd 4 has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #212 out of 763 districts in Illinois.