An equity score of 57/100 ranks Ccsd 168 #29 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,643 per pupil, Ccsd 168 ranks #135 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,209
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$22,643
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ccsd 168 operates 3 public schools serving 1,209 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 $22,643 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 17.5% local, 65.2% state, and 17.2% 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 57/100, ranked #29 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.
a 414.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.1% African American, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rickover Jr High School, with a diversity index of 43.0/100.
Its largest campus is Wagoner Elem, enrolling 466 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Wagoner Elem accounts for 37.5% of all Ccsd 168 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ccsd 168-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.
Ccsd 168 student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Ccsd 168 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.8% — 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 168 is typically wider than the Ccsd 168-aggregate figure suggests.