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Chicago Ridge, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Chicago Ridge Sd 127-5 #295 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,806 per pupil, Chicago Ridge Sd 127-5 ranks #523 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,432
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,806
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chicago Ridge Sd 127-5 operates 3 public schools serving 1,432 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $14,806 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.9% local, 59.6% state, and 11.6% 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 42/100, ranked #295 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 427.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.1% White, 24.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ridge Central Elem School, with a diversity index of 65.6/100.
Its largest campus is Ridge Lawn Elementary School, enrolling 572 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Ridge Lawn Elementary School accounts for 38.5% of all Chicago Ridge Sd 127-5 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chicago Ridge Sd 127-5-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Chicago Ridge Sd 127-5 student-counselor ratio is 428:1 — 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.
Chicago Ridge Sd 127-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 31.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.