An equity score of 41/100 ranks Chsd 218 #324 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,433 per pupil, Chsd 218 ranks #46 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,490
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$25,433
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chsd 218 operates 3 public schools serving 5,490 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,433 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 60.3% local, 33.8% state, and 5.9% 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 41/100, ranked #324 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 3 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (70 AP courses district-wide), a 280.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 38.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.4% Hispanic or Latino, 27.6% White, 24.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), with a diversity index of 68.7/100.
Its largest campus is A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), enrolling 1,916 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus) accounts for 34.9% of all Chsd 218 student enrollment
That concentration means Chsd 218-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 218 student-counselor ratio is 280:1: slightly below the ~408 national average, 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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Chsd 218 is typically wider than the Chsd 218-aggregate figure suggests.
Chsd 218 chronic absenteeism rate is 38.7%: on the high side (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.