Atwood Heights SD 125

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1704560

Atwood Heights SD 125 spent $16,477 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 51% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 589 students in 2024-25; 42.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,230 per student, down 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Atwood Heights SD 125 in enrollment (549 to 576 students) and Atwood Heights SD 125 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Atwood Heights SD 125, FY23Richmond-Burton Community High School $25,942; Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 $20,177; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $17,064; Grant CCSD 110 $17,060; Atwood Heights SD 125 $16,477; Bunker Hill District $14,602; Pawnee Schools $14,196; Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 $13,859; North Clay CUSD 25 $13,358; Smithton CCSD 130 $12,203; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kRichmond-Burton Community High…$25,942Rock Falls Twp HSD 301$20,177Anna Community Consolidated Sc…$17,064Grant CCSD 110$17,060Atwood Heights SD 125$16,477Bunker Hill District$14,602Pawnee Schools$14,196Mt Pulaski CUSD 23$13,859North Clay CUSD 25$13,358Smithton CCSD 130$12,203State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Atwood Heights SD 125, FY23Richmond-Burton Community High School $25,942; Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 $20,177; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $17,064; Grant CCSD 110 $17,060; Atwood Heights SD 125 $16,477; Bunker Hill District $14,602; Pawnee Schools $14,196; Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 $13,859; North Clay CUSD 25 $13,358; Smithton CCSD 130 $12,203; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25k30kRichmond-Burton Community High Scho…$25,942Rock Falls Twp HSD 301$20,177Anna Community Consolidated School …$17,064Grant CCSD 110$17,060Atwood Heights SD 125$16,477Bunker Hill District$14,602Pawnee Schools$14,196Mt Pulaski CUSD 23$13,859North Clay CUSD 25$13,358Smithton CCSD 130$12,203State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Atwood Heights SD 125, FY23Richmond-Burton Community High School $25,942; Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 $20,177; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $17,064; Grant CCSD 110 $17,060; Atwood Heights SD 125 $16,477; Bunker Hill District $14,602; Pawnee Schools $14,196; Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 $13,859; North Clay CUSD 25 $13,358; Smithton CCSD 130 $12,203; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kRichmond-Burton Community High School$25,942Rock Falls Twp HSD 301$20,177Anna Community Consolidated School District…$17,064Grant CCSD 110$17,060Atwood Heights SD 125$16,477Bunker Hill District$14,602Pawnee Schools$14,196Mt Pulaski CUSD 23$13,859North Clay CUSD 25$13,358Smithton CCSD 130$12,203State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Atwood Heights SD 125, FY23Richmond-Burton Community High School $25,942; Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 $20,177; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $17,064; Grant CCSD 110 $17,060; Atwood Heights SD 125 $16,477; Bunker Hill District $14,602; Pawnee Schools $14,196; Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 $13,859; North Clay CUSD 25 $13,358; Smithton CCSD 130 $12,203; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30kRichmond-Burton Community High School$25,942Rock Falls Twp HSD 301$20,177Anna Community Consolidated School Dist…$17,064Grant CCSD 110$17,060Atwood Heights SD 125$16,477Bunker Hill District$14,602Pawnee Schools$14,196Mt Pulaski CUSD 23$13,859North Clay CUSD 25$13,358Smithton CCSD 130$12,203State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$13,764,000 in revenue: 42.5% state, 48.6% local and 8.9% federal. Total spending including $602,000 of capital outlay was $10,781,000, or $19,183 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Atwood Heights SD 125 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,844,000; Local $6,695,000; Federal $1,225,000; total $13,764,000.
  • State$5,844,000 42%
  • Local$6,695,000 49%
  • Federal$1,225,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

562 students in 2022-23, 592 students in 2023-24, 589 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Atwood Heights SD 125 enrollment by school year2022-23: 562, 2023-24: 592, 2024-25: 58902004006002022-235622023-245922024-25589
Atwood Heights SD 125 enrollment by school year2022-23: 562, 2023-24: 592, 2024-25: 58902004006002022-235622023-245922024-25589
Atwood Heights SD 125 enrollment by school year2022-23: 562, 2023-24: 592, 2024-25: 58902004006002022-235622023-245922024-25589
Atwood Heights SD 125 enrollment by school year2022-23: 562, 2023-24: 592, 2024-25: 58902004006002022-235622023-245922024-25589

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356247.012.0
2023-2459247.012.6
2024-2558948.012.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Atwood Heights SD 125 scored proficient or above: 24% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts24%29.9%350

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

2 elementary schools, 407 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lawn Manor School21010.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Meadow Lane School19713.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 182 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hamlin Upper Grade Center18214.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Atwood Heights SD 125

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Atwood Heights SD 125

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentAtwood Heights SD 125 ranks 230 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,477).#230 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisAtwood Heights SD 125 is the number 558 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 562 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#558 of 865
  3. Rock Falls Twp HSD 301The next larger Illinois district: 566 students in fall 2022, $20,177 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,177
  4. Pawnee SchoolsThe next smaller Illinois district: 560 students in fall 2022, $14,196 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,196
  5. Compare Atwood Heights SD 125 with Rock Falls Twp HSD 301Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Atwood Heights SD 125

  1. How many schools and students are in Atwood Heights SD 125?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 589 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Atwood Heights SD 125 spend per student?
    $16,477 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,230 per student, down 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Atwood Heights SD 125's money come from?
    $13,764,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.5% state, 48.6% local and 8.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Atwood Heights SD 125 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 100 of the 746 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Atwood Heights SD 125 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Atwood Heights SD 125 scored proficient or above: 24% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Atwood Heights SD 125's NCES district ID?
    1704560. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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