Chsd 128

Public school district · Lake County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1722830

Chsd 128 spent $32,694 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 2 schools enrolled 3,196 students in 2024-25; 23.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $33,792 per student, up 3.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Illinois: 87.6%).

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 Chsd 128 in enrollment (3,252 to 3,390 students) and Chsd 128 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chsd 128, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; Oak Park and River Forest High School $29,326; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; CCSD 93 $25,661; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694Oak Park and River Forest High…$29,326West Chicago ESD 33$28,160CCSD 93$25,661Wilmette Public Schools Distri…$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Belleville SD 118$19,365Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Sterling Public Schools$14,348State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chsd 128, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; Oak Park and River Forest High School $29,326; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; CCSD 93 $25,661; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694Oak Park and River Forest High Scho…$29,326West Chicago ESD 33$28,160CCSD 93$25,661Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Belleville SD 118$19,365Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Sterling Public Schools$14,348State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chsd 128, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; Oak Park and River Forest High School $29,326; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; CCSD 93 $25,661; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694Oak Park and River Forest High School$29,326West Chicago ESD 33$28,160CCSD 93$25,661Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Belleville SD 118$19,365Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Sterling Public Schools$14,348State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Chsd 128, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; Oak Park and River Forest High School $29,326; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; CCSD 93 $25,661; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694Oak Park and River Forest High School$29,326West Chicago ESD 33$28,160CCSD 93$25,661Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Belleville SD 118$19,365Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Sterling Public Schools$14,348State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$123,398,000 in revenue: 23.6% state, 75.0% local and 1.4% federal. Total spending including $8,783,000 of capital outlay was $122,656,000, or $36,989 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Chsd 128 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $29,120,000; Local $92,559,000; Federal $1,719,000; total $123,398,000.
  • State$29,120,000 24%
  • Local$92,559,000 75%
  • Federal$1,719,000 1%

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

3,316 students in 2022-23, 3,285 students in 2023-24, 3,196 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Chsd 128 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,316, 2023-24: 3,285, 2024-25: 3,19601k2k3k4k2022-233,3162023-243,2852024-253,196
Chsd 128 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,316, 2023-24: 3,285, 2024-25: 3,19601k2k3k4k2022-233,3162023-243,2852024-253,196
Chsd 128 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,316, 2023-24: 3,285, 2024-25: 3,19601k2k3k4k2022-233,3162023-243,2852024-253,196
Chsd 128 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,316, 2023-24: 3,285, 2024-25: 3,19601k2k3k4k2022-233,3162023-243,2852024-253,196

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,316248.913.3
2023-243,285249.313.2
2024-253,196245.813.0

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 Chsd 128 scored proficient or above: 61% 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 arts61%29.9%831

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 843 students in Chsd 128's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate95%87.6%
Students in the class843149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 high schools, 3,196 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Libertyville High School1,77713.6not reportedNot Title I
Vernon Hills High School1,41912.4not reportedTargeted 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 Chsd 128

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 Chsd 128

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentChsd 128 ranks 6 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($32,694).#6 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisChsd 128 is the number 121 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,316 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#121 of 865
  3. Wilmette Public Schools District 39The next larger Illinois district: 3,333 students in fall 2022, $24,599 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,599
  4. Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215The next smaller Illinois district: 3,310 students in fall 2022, $23,996 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,996
  5. Compare Chsd 128 with Wilmette Public Schools District 39Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Libertyville High School, its largest high school1,777 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.1,777
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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 Chsd 128

  1. How many schools and students are in Chsd 128?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 high), enrolling 3,196 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Chsd 128 spend per student?
    $32,694 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 $33,792 per student, up 3.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Chsd 128's money come from?
    $123,398,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.6% state, 75.0% local and 1.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Chsd 128 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 99 of the 3,223 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.1%, 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 Chsd 128 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Chsd 128 scored proficient or above: 61% 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 the graduation rate in Chsd 128?
    95% of the 843 students in Chsd 128's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Chsd 128's NCES district ID?
    1722830. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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