An equity score of 47/100 ranks Calumet City Sd 155 #178 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,501 per pupil, Calumet City Sd 155 ranks #313 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
955
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,501
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Calumet City Sd 155 operates 3 public schools serving 955 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 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 Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,501 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.5% local, 49.6% state, and 16.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #178 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 51.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.7% African American, 38.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wentworth Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 53.5/100.
Its largest campus is Wilson Elementary School, enrolling 349 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Wilson Elementary School accounts for 36.1% of all Calumet City Sd 155 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Calumet City Sd 155-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Calumet City Sd 155 chronic absenteeism rate is 51.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Calumet City Sd 155 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 955 students.
How much does Calumet City Sd 155 spend per student?
Calumet City Sd 155 spends $18,501 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #178 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Calumet City Sd 155?
Calumet City Sd 155 students are 56.7% African American, 38.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Calumet City Sd 155?
Calumet City Sd 155 has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #178 out of 759 districts in Illinois.