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Mount Carroll, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks West Carroll Cusd 314 #425 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,601 per pupil, West Carroll Cusd 314 ranks #540 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
895
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,601
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Carroll Cusd 314 operates 3 public schools serving 895 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Carroll County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,601 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 50.4% local, 37.9% state, and 11.7% 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 37/100, ranked #425 of 763 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 29.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.0% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Carroll Primary, with a diversity index of 30.5/100.
Its largest campus is West Carroll Primary, enrolling 432 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
West Carroll Primary accounts for 48.3% of all West Carroll Cusd 314 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of West Carroll Cusd 314 a distant remainder — means West Carroll Cusd 314-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.
West Carroll Cusd 314 school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
West Carroll Cusd 314 school enrollment ranges from 162 students (lowest) to 432 students (highest), a spread of 270 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.
West Carroll Cusd 314 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.1% — 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 West Carroll Cusd 314 is typically wider than the West Carroll Cusd 314-aggregate figure suggests.
West Carroll Cusd 314 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 895 students.
How much does West Carroll Cusd 314 spend per student?
West Carroll Cusd 314 spends $14,601 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #425 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of West Carroll Cusd 314?
West Carroll Cusd 314 students are 84.0% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Carroll Cusd 314?
West Carroll Cusd 314 has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #425 out of 763 districts in Illinois.