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Saint Elmo, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks St Elmo Cusd 202 #152 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,152 per pupil, St Elmo Cusd 202 ranks #584 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
404
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,152
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St Elmo Cusd 202 operates 3 public schools serving 404 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 Fayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,152 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 33.2% local, 50.5% state, and 16.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #152 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 130:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.0% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St Elmo Sr High School, with a diversity index of 14.7/100.
Its largest campus is St Elmo Elem School, enrolling 222 students (57% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is St Elmo Jr High School, at 55 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
St Elmo Elem School accounts for 55.0% of all St Elmo Cusd 202 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of St Elmo Cusd 202 a distant remainder — means St Elmo Cusd 202-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.
St Elmo Cusd 202 school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
St Elmo Cusd 202 school enrollment ranges from 55 students (lowest) to 222 students (highest), a spread of 167 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.
St Elmo Cusd 202 student-counselor ratio is 130:1 — 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.
St Elmo Cusd 202 chronic absenteeism rate is 23.8% — 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 St Elmo Cusd 202 is typically wider than the St Elmo Cusd 202-aggregate figure suggests.
St Elmo Cusd 202 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 404 students.
How much does St Elmo Cusd 202 spend per student?
St Elmo Cusd 202 spends $14,152 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #152 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of St Elmo Cusd 202?
St Elmo Cusd 202 students are 96.0% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St Elmo Cusd 202?
St Elmo Cusd 202 has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #152 out of 763 districts in Illinois.