An equity score of 33/100 ranks Arlington Heights Sd 25 #491 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,811 per pupil, Arlington Heights Sd 25 ranks #291 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,316
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$17,811
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Arlington Heights Sd 25 operates 9 public schools serving 5,316 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,811 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 69.9% local, 24.8% state, and 5.3% 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 33/100, ranked #491 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 11.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.8% White, 14.2% Asian, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ivy Hill Elem School, with a diversity index of 62.7/100.
Its largest campus is Thomas Middle School, enrolling 1,024 students (19% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Greenbrier Elem School, at 280 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Thomas Middle School accounts for 18.9% of all Arlington Heights Sd 25 student enrollment
That concentration means Arlington Heights Sd 25-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.
Arlington Heights Sd 25 school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Arlington Heights Sd 25 school enrollment ranges from 280 students (lowest) to 1,024 students (highest), a spread of 744 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.
Arlington Heights Sd 25 chronic absenteeism rate is 11.4%: on the low side (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.