An equity score of 35/100 ranks Streator Esd 44 #447 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,822 per pupil, Streator Esd 44 ranks #608 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,541
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,822
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Streator Esd 44 operates 3 public schools serving 1,541 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Lasalle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,822 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 27.5% local, 58.9% state, and 13.6% 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 35/100, ranked #447 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.
and 31.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.2% White, 25.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Centennial Elem School, with a diversity index of 59.1/100.
Its largest campus is Northlawn Jr High School, enrolling 614 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Northlawn Jr High School accounts for 39.8% of all Streator Esd 44 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Streator Esd 44-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Streator Esd 44 chronic absenteeism rate is 31.6% — 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.