CCSD 168

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1735460

CCSD 168 spent $22,643 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,243 students in 2024-25; 68.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,850 per student, up 5.3% 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 CCSD 168 in enrollment (1,198 to 1,221 students) and CCSD 168 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to CCSD 168, FY23Glencoe SD 35 $29,766; Lincolnwood SD 74 $26,278; La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Staunton Community Unit $12,215; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kGlencoe SD 35$29,766Lincolnwood SD 74$26,278La Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High Sch…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High Sch…$19,317Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Staunton Community Unit$12,215State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to CCSD 168, FY23Glencoe SD 35 $29,766; Lincolnwood SD 74 $26,278; La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Staunton Community Unit $12,215; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kGlencoe SD 35$29,766Lincolnwood SD 74$26,278La Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School D…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Staunton Community Unit$12,215State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to CCSD 168, FY23Glencoe SD 35 $29,766; Lincolnwood SD 74 $26,278; La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Staunton Community Unit $12,215; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kGlencoe SD 35$29,766Lincolnwood SD 74$26,278La Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School District…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Staunton Community Unit$12,215State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to CCSD 168, FY23Glencoe SD 35 $29,766; Lincolnwood SD 74 $26,278; La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Staunton Community Unit $12,215; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kGlencoe SD 35$29,766Lincolnwood SD 74$26,278La Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School Distr…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Staunton Community Unit$12,215State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$30,487,000 in revenue: 68.4% state, 16.3% local and 15.2% federal. Total spending including $1,201,000 of capital outlay was $30,872,000, or $25,535 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

CCSD 168 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $20,868,000; Local $4,983,000; Federal $4,636,000; total $30,487,000.
  • State$20,868,000 68%
  • Local$4,983,000 16%
  • Federal$4,636,000 15%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,209 students in 2022-23, 1,216 students in 2023-24, 1,243 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

CCSD 168 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,209, 2023-24: 1,216, 2024-25: 1,24305001k1.5k2022-231,2092023-241,2162024-251,243
CCSD 168 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,209, 2023-24: 1,216, 2024-25: 1,24305001k1.5k2022-231,2092023-241,2162024-251,243
CCSD 168 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,209, 2023-24: 1,216, 2024-25: 1,24305001k1.5k2022-231,2092023-241,2162024-251,243
CCSD 168 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,209, 2023-24: 1,216, 2024-25: 1,24305001k1.5k2022-231,2092023-241,2162024-251,243

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,20996.012.6
2023-241,21682.114.8
2024-251,24378.015.9

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 CCSD 168 scored proficient or above: 11% 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 arts11%29.9%755

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.

2 elementary schools, 872 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wagoner Elementary46612.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Strassburg Elementary40615.6All 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.

1 middle school, 371 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rickover Jr High School37124.7All 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 CCSD 168

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 CCSD 168

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCCSD 168 ranks 75 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,643).#75 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCCSD 168 is the number 328 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,209 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#328 of 865
  3. Mount Vernon Township High SchoolThe next larger Illinois district: 1,210 students in fall 2022, $19,317 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,317
  4. El Paso Gridley SchoolsThe next smaller Illinois district: 1,201 students in fall 2022, $13,159 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,159
  5. Compare CCSD 168 with Mount Vernon Township High SchoolEnrollment, 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 CCSD 168

  1. How many schools and students are in CCSD 168?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,243 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does CCSD 168 spend per student?
    $22,643 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 $23,850 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does CCSD 168's money come from?
    $30,487,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.4% state, 16.3% local and 15.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in CCSD 168 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 433 of the 1,374 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 31.5%, 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 CCSD 168 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in CCSD 168 scored proficient or above: 11% 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 CCSD 168's NCES district ID?
    1735460. 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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