An equity score of 47/100 ranks Ccsd 146 #172 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,070 per pupil, Ccsd 146 ranks #154 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,300
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$22,070
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ccsd 146 operates 5 public schools serving 2,300 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 $22,070 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 64.9% local, 27.0% state, and 8.1% 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 47/100, ranked #172 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 21.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.4% White, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Walter F Fierke Ed Center, with a diversity index of 63.0/100.
Its largest campus is Central Middle School, enrolling 725 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Middle School accounts for 31.2% of all Ccsd 146 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ccsd 146-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Ccsd 146 school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Ccsd 146 school enrollment ranges from 291 students (lowest) to 725 students (highest), a spread of 434 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.
Ccsd 146 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Ccsd 146 is typically wider than the Ccsd 146-aggregate figure suggests.