Public schools in Markham, IL
Markham has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 1,630 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Prairie-Hills ESD 144 runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Markham's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Markham | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | 4 | 2,511 | $19,068 |
| Hazel Crest SD 152-5 | 1 | 895 | $22,022 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One middle school in Markham, 766 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie-Hills Junior High School | 766 | 25.5 | All free (CEP) | Prairie-Hills ESD 144 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Markham, 860 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack H Obama Learning Academy | 466 | 16.1 | All free (CEP) | Hazel Crest SD 152-5 |
| Markham Park Elementary School | 292 | 23.4 | All free (CEP) | Prairie-Hills ESD 144 |
| Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy | 102 | 16.2 | All free (CEP) | Prairie-Hills ESD 144 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Markham, 4 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Learning Center | 4 | 2.0 | All free (CEP) | Prairie-Hills ESD 144 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Markham's public schools compare with Illinois's
The median Markham school has 19.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Illinois median of 13.1. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 54% across the state. Its median school enrolls 292 students (state 374).
| Markham | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 19.8 | 13.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 292 | 374 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 67% | 54% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Markham schools and the 3,817 Illinois schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Markham
- Prairie-Hills ESD 144Runs 4 of Markham's 5 public schools and spent $19,068 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,068
- Compare Prairie-Hills ESD 144 with Hazel Crest SD 152-5Markham's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IllinoisIllinois's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Markham addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Illinois
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- Joliet31 schools
- Springfield31 schools
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Questions about schools in Markham
How many public schools are in Markham, IL?
5 public schools with an address in Markham were open in 2024-25: 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 1,630 students.Which districts run Markham's schools?
Prairie-Hills ESD 144 (4 schools), Hazel Crest SD 152-5 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25