Enrollment
51
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Buncombe, IL
Buncombe Cons School
Federal NCES profile for Buncombe Cons School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170774000391
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 51
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Buncombe Cons School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.5:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 51
- students enrolled
Buncombe Cons School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Buncombe Cons Sd 43 · Illinois
NCES ID 170774000391 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.5:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-39% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Buncombe Cons School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Buncombe Cons School
Buncombe Cons School is a small elementary school in Buncombe, Illinois, enrolling 51 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.5:1, Buncombe Cons School is leaner than roughly 96% of Illinois schools and 39% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Illinois schools, with 51 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Buncombe Cons Sd 43 spends $13,316 per pupil, 22% below the Illinois average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 18.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Buncombe Cons Sd 43 operates only this one school, so Buncombe Cons School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 51 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Illinois's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Buncombe Cons School compares
Buncombe Cons School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.5:1 | ▼ 39% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 51 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.5:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
51
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.5:1
students per teacher
- 39% below state mean
Top 4% in Illinois - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,316
per pupil, district-wide
- below Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 88.2%
Two or More 7.8%
African American 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.0%
Largest group: White at 88.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 21.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 21.5, Buncombe Cons School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Buncombe Cons Sd 43, which includes Buncombe Cons School.
$13,316
Per student
-22%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.0%
State 42.7%
Federal 18.3%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~51 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Buncombe Cons School
How many students attend Buncombe Cons School?
Buncombe Cons School has 51 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Buncombe, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buncombe Cons School?
The student-teacher ratio at Buncombe Cons School is 8.5:1, which is 39% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Buncombe Cons School?
The largest demographic group at Buncombe Cons School is White at 88.2% of enrollment, in Buncombe, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Buncombe Cons School?
Buncombe Cons School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Buncombe Cons School a good school?
Buncombe Cons School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Buncombe Cons Sd 43?
None reported; Buncombe Cons Sd 43 operates only Buncombe Cons School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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