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Glenwood, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Brookwood Sd 167 #449 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,899 per pupil, Brookwood Sd 167 ranks #284 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,081
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,899
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brookwood Sd 167 operates 4 public schools serving 1,081 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,899 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 42.7% local, 50.2% state, and 7.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #449 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 38.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% African American, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brookwood Middle School, with a diversity index of 43.1/100.
Its largest campus is Longwood Elem School, enrolling 364 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Longwood Elem School accounts for 33.2% of all Brookwood Sd 167 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brookwood Sd 167-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Brookwood Sd 167 chronic absenteeism rate is 38.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.