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Winnebago, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Winnebago Cusd 323 #168 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,741 per pupil, Winnebago Cusd 323 ranks #368 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,287
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,741
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Winnebago Cusd 323 operates 4 public schools serving 1,287 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Winnebago County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,741 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.5% local, 35.6% state, and 14.9% 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 47/100, ranked #168 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.
a 309.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.9% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dorothy Simon Elem School, with a diversity index of 35.2/100.
Its largest campus is Winnebago High School, enrolling 422 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Winnebago High School accounts for 32.8% of all Winnebago Cusd 323 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Winnebago Cusd 323-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Winnebago Cusd 323 student-counselor ratio is 309:1 — 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 Winnebago Cusd 323 is typically wider than the Winnebago Cusd 323-aggregate figure suggests.
Winnebago Cusd 323 chronic absenteeism rate is 13.5% — 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.