An equity score of 39/100 ranks Wabash Cusd 348 #365 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,949 per pupil, Wabash Cusd 348 ranks #428 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,421
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,949
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wabash Cusd 348 operates 4 public schools serving 1,421 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Wabash County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,949 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 41.5% local, 46.9% state, and 11.7% 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 39/100, ranked #365 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.
a 325.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.4% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mt Carmel Elementary School, with a diversity index of 21.1/100.
Its largest campus is Mount Carmel High School, enrolling 452 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Mount Carmel High School accounts for 31.8% of all Wabash Cusd 348 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wabash Cusd 348-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Wabash Cusd 348 school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Wabash Cusd 348 school enrollment ranges from 199 students (lowest) to 452 students (highest), a spread of 253 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.
Wabash Cusd 348 student-counselor ratio is 326:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Wabash Cusd 348 is typically wider than the Wabash Cusd 348-aggregate figure suggests.
Wabash Cusd 348 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — 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.