Chicago Heights SD 170

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1709960

Chicago Heights SD 170 spent $21,859 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 10 schools enrolled 2,674 students in 2024-25; 51.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,476 per student, up 7.4% 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 Chicago Heights SD 170 in enrollment (2,626 to 2,798 students) and Chicago Heights SD 170 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chicago Heights SD 170, FY23Deerfield Public Schools District 109 $26,414; Grayslake Community High School $25,157; Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 $24,872; Chsd 117 $23,628; Woodridge SD 68 $22,210; Chicago Heights SD 170 $21,859; Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 $16,479; Frankfort CCSD 157C $15,049; Highland CUSD 5 $12,907; Waterloo Community Unit School District #5 $12,591; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kDeerfield Public Schools Distr…$26,414Grayslake Community High School$25,157Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233$24,872Chsd 117$23,628Woodridge SD 68$22,210Chicago Heights SD 170$21,859Antioch Community Consolidated…$16,479Frankfort CCSD 157C$15,049Highland CUSD 5$12,907Waterloo Community Unit School…$12,591State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chicago Heights SD 170, FY23Deerfield Public Schools District 109 $26,414; Grayslake Community High School $25,157; Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 $24,872; Chsd 117 $23,628; Woodridge SD 68 $22,210; Chicago Heights SD 170 $21,859; Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 $16,479; Frankfort CCSD 157C $15,049; Highland CUSD 5 $12,907; Waterloo Community Unit School District #5 $12,591; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kDeerfield Public Schools District 1…$26,414Grayslake Community High School$25,157Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233$24,872Chsd 117$23,628Woodridge SD 68$22,210Chicago Heights SD 170$21,859Antioch Community Consolidated Scho…$16,479Frankfort CCSD 157C$15,049Highland CUSD 5$12,907Waterloo Community Unit School Dist…$12,591State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chicago Heights SD 170, FY23Deerfield Public Schools District 109 $26,414; Grayslake Community High School $25,157; Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 $24,872; Chsd 117 $23,628; Woodridge SD 68 $22,210; Chicago Heights SD 170 $21,859; Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 $16,479; Frankfort CCSD 157C $15,049; Highland CUSD 5 $12,907; Waterloo Community Unit School District #5 $12,591; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kDeerfield Public Schools District 109$26,414Grayslake Community High School$25,157Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233$24,872Chsd 117$23,628Woodridge SD 68$22,210Chicago Heights SD 170$21,859Antioch Community Consolidated School Distr…$16,479Frankfort CCSD 157C$15,049Highland CUSD 5$12,907Waterloo Community Unit School District #5$12,591State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chicago Heights SD 170, FY23Deerfield Public Schools District 109 $26,414; Grayslake Community High School $25,157; Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 $24,872; Chsd 117 $23,628; Woodridge SD 68 $22,210; Chicago Heights SD 170 $21,859; Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 $16,479; Frankfort CCSD 157C $15,049; Highland CUSD 5 $12,907; Waterloo Community Unit School District #5 $12,591; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kDeerfield Public Schools District 109$26,414Grayslake Community High School$25,157Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233$24,872Chsd 117$23,628Woodridge SD 68$22,210Chicago Heights SD 170$21,859Antioch Community Consolidated School D…$16,479Frankfort CCSD 157C$15,049Highland CUSD 5$12,907Waterloo Community Unit School District…$12,591State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$74,260,000 in revenue: 51.6% state, 22.9% local and 25.5% federal. Total spending including $14,807,000 of capital outlay was $79,326,000, or $29,218 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Chicago Heights SD 170 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $38,348,000; Local $16,995,000; Federal $18,917,000; total $74,260,000.
  • State$38,348,000 52%
  • Local$16,995,000 23%
  • Federal$18,917,000 25%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,715 students in 2022-23, 2,655 students in 2023-24, 2,674 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Chicago Heights SD 170 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,715, 2023-24: 2,655, 2024-25: 2,67401k2k3k2022-232,7152023-242,6552024-252,674
Chicago Heights SD 170 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,715, 2023-24: 2,655, 2024-25: 2,67401k2k3k2022-232,7152023-242,6552024-252,674
Chicago Heights SD 170 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,715, 2023-24: 2,655, 2024-25: 2,67401k2k3k2022-232,7152023-242,6552024-252,674
Chicago Heights SD 170 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,715, 2023-24: 2,655, 2024-25: 2,67401k2k3k2022-232,7152023-242,6552024-252,674

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,715192.914.1
2023-242,655194.513.7
2024-252,674202.213.2

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 Chicago Heights SD 170 scored proficient or above: 27% 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 arts27%29.9%1,768

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.

9 elementary schools, 1,802 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Roosevelt Elementary School35314.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington-McKinley Elementary School28611.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Garfield Elementary School24812.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kennedy Elementary School19319.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Greenbriar Elementary School17415.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Wilson Elementary School16016.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jefferson Elementary School15712.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
U S Grant Elementary School1479.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lincoln Elementary School849.3All 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, 872 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Chicago Heights Middle School87213.4All 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 Chicago Heights SD 170

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 Chicago Heights SD 170

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentChicago Heights SD 170 ranks 93 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,859).#93 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisChicago Heights SD 170 is the number 145 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,715 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#145 of 865
  3. Deerfield Public Schools District 109The next larger Illinois district: 2,729 students in fall 2022, $26,414 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,414
  4. Woodridge SD 68The next smaller Illinois district: 2,708 students in fall 2022, $22,210 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,210
  5. Compare Chicago Heights SD 170 with Deerfield Public Schools District 109Enrollment, 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 Chicago Heights SD 170

  1. How many schools and students are in Chicago Heights SD 170?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 2,674 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Chicago Heights SD 170 spend per student?
    $21,859 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 $23,476 per student, up 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Chicago Heights SD 170's money come from?
    $74,260,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.6% state, 22.9% local and 25.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Chicago Heights SD 170 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 763 of the 2,859 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 26.7%, 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 Chicago Heights SD 170 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Chicago Heights SD 170 scored proficient or above: 27% 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 Chicago Heights SD 170's NCES district ID?
    1709960. 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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