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Kempton, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Tri Point Cusd 6-J #30 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,476 per pupil, Tri Point Cusd 6-J ranks #45 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
384
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$25,476
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tri Point Cusd 6-J operates 3 public schools serving 384 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Ford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,476 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 60.3% local, 27.0% state, and 12.7% 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 57/100, ranked #30 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 98:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.6% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tri Point Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.8/100.
Its largest campus is Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary, enrolling 129 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary accounts for 33.6% of all Tri Point Cusd 6-J student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tri Point Cusd 6-J-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Tri Point Cusd 6-J student-counselor ratio is 98:1 — 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.
Tri Point Cusd 6-J chronic absenteeism rate is 41.7% — 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.
Tri Point Cusd 6-J has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 384 students.
How much does Tri Point Cusd 6-J spend per student?
Tri Point Cusd 6-J spends $25,476 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #30 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Tri Point Cusd 6-J?
Tri Point Cusd 6-J students are 81.6% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tri Point Cusd 6-J?
Tri Point Cusd 6-J has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #30 out of 763 districts in Illinois.