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Lake Villa, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Chsd 117 #416 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,822 per pupil, Chsd 117 ranks #121 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,626
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$21,822
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chsd 117 operates 2 public schools serving 2,626 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,822 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.1% local, 34.8% state, and 3.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #416 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (48 AP courses district-wide), a 264.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.8% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lakes Community High School, enrolling 1,334 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Lakes Community High School accounts for 50.4% of all Chsd 117 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Chsd 117 a distant remainder — means Chsd 117-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Chsd 117 student-counselor ratio is 265:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Chsd 117 is typically wider than the Chsd 117-aggregate figure suggests.
Chsd 117 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 Chsd 117 is typically wider than the Chsd 117-aggregate figure suggests.