An equity score of 51/100 ranks Cicero Sd 99 #86 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,733 per pupil, Cicero Sd 99 ranks #151 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,815
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$20,733
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cicero Sd 99 operates 15 public schools serving 8,815 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 7 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $20,733 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 18.7% local, 68.1% state, and 13.3% 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 51/100, ranked #86 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 639.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 47.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Columbus West Elementary School, with a diversity index of 8.7/100.
Its largest campus is Unity Jr High School, enrolling 1,919 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Daniel Burnham Elem School, at 185 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Unity Jr High School accounts for 21.8% of all Cicero Sd 99 student enrollment
That concentration means Cicero Sd 99-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Cicero Sd 99 school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Cicero Sd 99 school enrollment ranges from 185 students (lowest) to 1,919 students (highest), a spread of 1,734 students. That spread sits on the wider side of typical variation and reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cicero Sd 99 student-counselor ratio is 640:1: well above typical (strongly 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 Values this far above the benchmark warrant a closer look at the underlying sub-units rather than treating the aggregate as representative.
Cicero Sd 99 chronic absenteeism rate is 47.1%: well above typical (strongly 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 Values this far above the benchmark warrant a closer look at the underlying sub-units rather than treating the aggregate as representative.