An equity score of 48/100 ranks Wood River-Hartford Esd 15 #157 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,522 per pupil, Wood River-Hartford Esd 15 ranks #312 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wood River-Hartford Esd 15 operates 3 public schools serving 592 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,522 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.2% local, 33.7% state, and 14.1% 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 48/100, ranked #157 of 759 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.
and 33.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.6% White, 7.0% African American, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lewis-Clark Elem School, with a diversity index of 41.0/100.
Its largest campus is Lewis-Clark Elem School, enrolling 236 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Lewis-Clark Elem School accounts for 39.9% of all Wood River-Hartford Esd 15 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wood River-Hartford Esd 15-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Wood River-Hartford Esd 15 chronic absenteeism rate is 33.3% — 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.