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Downs, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Tri Valley Cusd 3 #555 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,639 per pupil, Tri Valley Cusd 3 ranks #635 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,095
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,639
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tri Valley Cusd 3 operates 3 public schools serving 1,095 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Mclean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,639 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 63.1% local, 32.0% state, and 4.9% 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 30/100, ranked #555 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 389.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.7% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tri-Valley Elem School, with a diversity index of 19.5/100.
Its largest campus is Tri-Valley Middle School, enrolling 450 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Tri-Valley Middle School accounts for 41.1% of all Tri Valley Cusd 3 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tri Valley Cusd 3-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 Valley Cusd 3 student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Tri Valley Cusd 3 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Tri Valley Cusd 3 has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,095 students.
How much does Tri Valley Cusd 3 spend per student?
Tri Valley Cusd 3 spends $13,639 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #555 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Tri Valley Cusd 3?
Tri Valley Cusd 3 students are 90.7% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tri Valley Cusd 3?
Tri Valley Cusd 3 has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #555 out of 763 districts in Illinois.