Chicago Ridge SD 127-5

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1709990

Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 spent $16,263 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,485 students in 2024-25; 57.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,726 per student, up 9.0% 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 Ridge SD 127-5 in enrollment (1,415 to 1,462 students) and Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chicago Ridge SD 127-5, FY23Lake Forest CHSD 115 $40,042; Summit SD 104 $26,862; Fenton Community High School District 100 $26,269; Prospect Heights SD 23 $20,334; East Peoria Elementary School District 86 $18,032; Steger SD 194 $17,216; Wabash CUSD 348 $16,949; Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 $16,263; Oregon Community Unit School District 220 $15,666; Vandalia CUSD 203 $15,272; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40k50kLake Forest CHSD 115$40,042Summit SD 104$26,862Fenton Community High School D…$26,269Prospect Heights SD 23$20,334East Peoria Elementary School …$18,032Steger SD 194$17,216Wabash CUSD 348$16,949Chicago Ridge SD 127-5$16,263Oregon Community Unit School D…$15,666Vandalia CUSD 203$15,272State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chicago Ridge SD 127-5, FY23Lake Forest CHSD 115 $40,042; Summit SD 104 $26,862; Fenton Community High School District 100 $26,269; Prospect Heights SD 23 $20,334; East Peoria Elementary School District 86 $18,032; Steger SD 194 $17,216; Wabash CUSD 348 $16,949; Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 $16,263; Oregon Community Unit School District 220 $15,666; Vandalia CUSD 203 $15,272; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40k50kLake Forest CHSD 115$40,042Summit SD 104$26,862Fenton Community High School Distri…$26,269Prospect Heights SD 23$20,334East Peoria Elementary School Distr…$18,032Steger SD 194$17,216Wabash CUSD 348$16,949Chicago Ridge SD 127-5$16,263Oregon Community Unit School Distri…$15,666Vandalia CUSD 203$15,272State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chicago Ridge SD 127-5, FY23Lake Forest CHSD 115 $40,042; Summit SD 104 $26,862; Fenton Community High School District 100 $26,269; Prospect Heights SD 23 $20,334; East Peoria Elementary School District 86 $18,032; Steger SD 194 $17,216; Wabash CUSD 348 $16,949; Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 $16,263; Oregon Community Unit School District 220 $15,666; Vandalia CUSD 203 $15,272; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k30k50kLake Forest CHSD 115$40,042Summit SD 104$26,862Fenton Community High School District 100$26,269Prospect Heights SD 23$20,334East Peoria Elementary School District 86$18,032Steger SD 194$17,216Wabash CUSD 348$16,949Chicago Ridge SD 127-5$16,263Oregon Community Unit School District 220$15,666Vandalia CUSD 203$15,272State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chicago Ridge SD 127-5, FY23Lake Forest CHSD 115 $40,042; Summit SD 104 $26,862; Fenton Community High School District 100 $26,269; Prospect Heights SD 23 $20,334; East Peoria Elementary School District 86 $18,032; Steger SD 194 $17,216; Wabash CUSD 348 $16,949; Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 $16,263; Oregon Community Unit School District 220 $15,666; Vandalia CUSD 203 $15,272; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k30k50kLake Forest CHSD 115$40,042Summit SD 104$26,862Fenton Community High School District 1…$26,269Prospect Heights SD 23$20,334East Peoria Elementary School District…$18,032Steger SD 194$17,216Wabash CUSD 348$16,949Chicago Ridge SD 127-5$16,263Oregon Community Unit School District 2…$15,666Vandalia CUSD 203$15,272State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$31,968,000 in revenue: 57.5% state, 26.3% local and 16.2% federal. Total spending including $6,284,000 of capital outlay was $32,019,000, or $22,360 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,394,000; Local $8,407,000; Federal $5,167,000; total $31,968,000.
  • State$18,394,000 58%
  • Local$8,407,000 26%
  • Federal$5,167,000 16%

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

1,432 students in 2022-23, 1,422 students in 2023-24, 1,485 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,432, 2023-24: 1,422, 2024-25: 1,48505001k1.5k2022-231,4322023-241,4222024-251,485
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,432, 2023-24: 1,422, 2024-25: 1,48505001k1.5k2022-231,4322023-241,4222024-251,485
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,432, 2023-24: 1,422, 2024-25: 1,48505001k1.5k2022-231,4322023-241,4222024-251,485
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,432, 2023-24: 1,422, 2024-25: 1,48505001k1.5k2022-231,4322023-241,4222024-251,485

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,432105.013.6
2023-241,422105.013.5
2024-251,485115.012.9

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 Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 scored proficient or above: 15% 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 arts15%29.9%823

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, 1,080 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ridge Lawn Elementary School57214.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ridge Central Elementary School50813.0All 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, 405 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Elden D Finley Jr High School40511.6All 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.

Contact Chicago Ridge SD 127-5

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 Ridge SD 127-5

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentChicago Ridge SD 127-5 ranks 246 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,263).#246 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisChicago Ridge SD 127-5 is the number 283 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,432 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#283 of 865
  3. Lake Forest CHSD 115The next larger Illinois district: 1,438 students in fall 2022, $40,042 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$40,042
  4. Wabash CUSD 348The next smaller Illinois district: 1,421 students in fall 2022, $16,949 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,949
  5. Compare Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 with Lake Forest CHSD 115Enrollment, 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 Ridge SD 127-5

  1. How many schools and students are in Chicago Ridge SD 127-5?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,485 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 spend per student?
    $16,263 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 $17,726 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Chicago Ridge SD 127-5's money come from?
    $31,968,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.5% state, 26.3% local and 16.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 439 of the 1,373 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 32.0%, 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 Ridge SD 127-5 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 scored proficient or above: 15% 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 Ridge SD 127-5's NCES district ID?
    1709990. 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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