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Woodlawn, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Woodlawn Unit School District 209 #376 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,901 per pupil, Woodlawn Unit School District 209 ranks #612 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
491
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,901
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Woodlawn Unit School District 209 operates 2 public schools serving 491 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,901 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 40.9% local, 46.3% state, and 12.8% 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 #376 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.
a 248:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Woodlawn Grade School, enrolling 322 students (65% of the district's total enrollment).
Woodlawn Grade School accounts for 64.9% of all Woodlawn Unit School District 209 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Woodlawn Unit School District 209 a distant remainder — means Woodlawn Unit School District 209-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.
Woodlawn Unit School District 209 student-counselor ratio is 248:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Woodlawn Unit School District 209 chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Woodlawn Unit School District 209's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Woodlawn Unit School District 209?
Woodlawn Unit School District 209 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 491 students.
How much does Woodlawn Unit School District 209 spend per student?
Woodlawn Unit School District 209 spends $13,901 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #376 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Woodlawn Unit School District 209?
Woodlawn Unit School District 209 students are 91.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Woodlawn Unit School District 209?
Woodlawn Unit School District 209 has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #376 out of 763 districts in Illinois.