Berkeley SD 87

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1706000

Berkeley SD 87 spent $19,832 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,147 students in 2024-25; 37.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,366 per student, up 7.7% 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 Berkeley SD 87 in enrollment (2,262 to 2,337 students) and Berkeley SD 87 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Berkeley SD 87, FY23CCSD 146 $22,070; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCCSD 146$22,070Dolton SD 149$20,881Berkeley SD 87$19,832Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Berkeley SD 87, FY23CCSD 146 $22,070; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCCSD 146$22,070Dolton SD 149$20,881Berkeley SD 87$19,832Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Berkeley SD 87, FY23CCSD 146 $22,070; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCCSD 146$22,070Dolton SD 149$20,881Berkeley SD 87$19,832Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Berkeley SD 87, FY23CCSD 146 $22,070; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Berkeley SD 87 $19,832; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Richland County CUSD 1 $13,170; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCCSD 146$22,070Dolton SD 149$20,881Berkeley SD 87$19,832Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Richland County CUSD 1$13,170State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$70,522,000 in revenue: 37.7% state, 48.0% local and 14.3% federal. Total spending including $47,152,000 of capital outlay was $102,278,000, or $44,780 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Berkeley SD 87 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $26,555,000; Local $33,869,000; Federal $10,098,000; total $70,522,000.
  • State$26,555,000 38%
  • Local$33,869,000 48%
  • Federal$10,098,000 14%

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 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,284 students in 2022-23, 2,143 students in 2023-24, 2,147 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Berkeley SD 87 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,284, 2023-24: 2,143, 2024-25: 2,14701k2k3k2022-232,2842023-242,1432024-252,147
Berkeley SD 87 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,284, 2023-24: 2,143, 2024-25: 2,14701k2k3k2022-232,2842023-242,1432024-252,147
Berkeley SD 87 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,284, 2023-24: 2,143, 2024-25: 2,14701k2k3k2022-232,2842023-242,1432024-252,147
Berkeley SD 87 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,284, 2023-24: 2,143, 2024-25: 2,14701k2k3k2022-232,2842023-242,1432024-252,147

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,284186.612.2
2023-242,143179.312.0
2024-252,147187.411.5

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 Berkeley SD 87 scored proficient or above: 13% 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 arts13%29.9%1,611

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,412 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson Primary School38011.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Whittier Primary School36812.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sunnyside Intermediate School34410.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
J W Riley Intermediate School3209.9All 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.

2 middle schools, 735 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northlake Middle School37812.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
MacArthur Middle School35712.3All 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 Berkeley SD 87

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 Berkeley SD 87

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBerkeley SD 87 ranks 133 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,832).#133 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBerkeley SD 87 is the number 183 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,284 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#183 of 865
  3. Dolton SD 149The next larger Illinois district: 2,292 students in fall 2022, $20,881 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,881
  4. Richland County CUSD 1The next smaller Illinois district: 2,280 students in fall 2022, $13,170 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,170
  5. Compare Berkeley SD 87 with Dolton SD 149Enrollment, 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 Berkeley SD 87

  1. How many schools and students are in Berkeley SD 87?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 2 middle), enrolling 2,147 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Berkeley SD 87 spend per student?
    $19,832 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,366 per student, up 7.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Berkeley SD 87's money come from?
    $70,522,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.7% state, 48.0% local and 14.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Berkeley SD 87 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 427 of the 2,503 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.1%, 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 Berkeley SD 87 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Berkeley SD 87 scored proficient or above: 13% 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 Berkeley SD 87's NCES district ID?
    1706000. 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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