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Saint Joseph, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks St Joseph Ccsd 169 #615 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,781 per pupil, St Joseph Ccsd 169 ranks #794 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
St Joseph Ccsd 169 operates 2 public schools serving 791 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 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 Champaign County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,781 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 45.4% local, 44.6% state, and 10.0% 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 27/100, ranked #615 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 29.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is St Joseph Elem School, enrolling 423 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
St Joseph Elem School accounts for 53.5% of all St Joseph Ccsd 169 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of St Joseph Ccsd 169 a distant remainder — means St Joseph Ccsd 169-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 Joseph Ccsd 169 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.0% — 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 Joseph Ccsd 169 is typically wider than the St Joseph Ccsd 169-aggregate figure suggests.
St Joseph Ccsd 169 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 791 students.
How much does St Joseph Ccsd 169 spend per student?
St Joseph Ccsd 169 spends $11,781 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #615 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of St Joseph Ccsd 169?
St Joseph Ccsd 169 students are 93.1% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St Joseph Ccsd 169?
St Joseph Ccsd 169 has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #615 out of 763 districts in Illinois.