An equity score of 42/100 ranks Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 #299 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,733 per pupil, Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 ranks #151 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,518
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,733
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 operates 4 public schools serving 2,518 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,733 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 69.7% local, 28.3% state, and 2.0% 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 42/100, ranked #299 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.
and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.0% Asian, 30.4% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tripp School, with a diversity index of 61.1/100.
Its largest campus is Aptakisic Junior High School, enrolling 940 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Aptakisic Junior High School accounts for 36.8% of all Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 student enrollment
That concentration means Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 school enrollment ranges from 430 students (lowest) to 940 students (highest), a spread of 510 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1%: slightly below the ~28 national average, aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 is typically wider than the Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102-aggregate figure suggests.