Cicero SD 99

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1710200

Cicero SD 99 spent $23,162 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 82% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 15 schools enrolled 8,664 students in 2024-25; 65.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,646 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Cicero SD 99 in enrollment (7,558 to 9,553 students) and Cicero SD 99 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cicero SD 99, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Joliet Public Schools District 86 $22,414; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Joliet Public Schools District…$22,414Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School …$18,016Belvidere Community Unit Schoo…$18,002Huntley Community School Distr…$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cicero SD 99, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Joliet Public Schools District 86 $22,414; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Joliet Public Schools District 86$22,414Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School Distr…$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School Dis…$18,002Huntley Community School District 1…$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cicero SD 99, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Joliet Public Schools District 86 $22,414; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Joliet Public Schools District 86$22,414Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School District 201$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School District 100$18,002Huntley Community School District 158$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cicero SD 99, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Joliet Public Schools District 86 $22,414; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Joliet Public Schools District 86$22,414Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School District…$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School Distric…$18,002Huntley Community School District 158$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$265,223,000 in revenue: 65.1% state, 18.6% local and 16.3% federal. Total spending including $25,019,000 of capital outlay was $235,536,000, or $26,720 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cicero SD 99 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $172,550,000; Local $49,406,000; Federal $43,267,000; total $265,223,000.
  • State$172,550,000 65%
  • Local$49,406,000 19%
  • Federal$43,267,000 16%

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

8,815 students in 2022-23, 8,598 students in 2023-24, 8,664 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cicero SD 99 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,815, 2023-24: 8,598, 2024-25: 8,66402.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,8152023-248,5982024-258,664
Cicero SD 99 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,815, 2023-24: 8,598, 2024-25: 8,66402.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,8152023-248,5982024-258,664
Cicero SD 99 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,815, 2023-24: 8,598, 2024-25: 8,66402.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,8152023-248,5982024-258,664
Cicero SD 99 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,815, 2023-24: 8,598, 2024-25: 8,66402.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,8152023-248,5982024-258,664

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,815607.914.5
2023-248,598593.614.5
2024-258,664584.014.8

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 Cicero SD 99 scored proficient or above: 13% 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 arts13%29.9%6,061

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.

11 elementary schools, 5,694 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Abe Lincoln Elementary School71712.5not reportedSchoolwide program
Warren Park School69515.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School62216.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Sherlock Elementary School58317.1not reportedSchoolwide program
Cicero West Elementary School55714.3not reportedSchoolwide program
Columbus West Elementary School53413.3not reportedSchoolwide program
Goodwin Elementary School50214.3not reportedSchoolwide program
Liberty Elementary School45313.4not reportedSchoolwide program
T Roosevelt Elementary School45014.5not reportedSchoolwide program
Drexel Elementary School39613.7not reportedSchoolwide program
Daniel Burnham Elementary School18515.3not reportedSchoolwide 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.

3 middle schools, 2,738 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Unity Jr High School1,91915.3not reportedSchoolwide program
Columbus East Elementary School41114.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Cicero East Elementary School40814.8not reportedSchoolwide 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.

1 other school, 232 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
District 99 Early Childhood Ctr23224.4not reportedSchoolwide 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 Cicero SD 99

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 Cicero SD 99

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCicero SD 99 ranks 70 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,162).#70 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCicero SD 99 is the number 24 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 8,815 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#24 of 865
  3. Joliet Public Schools District 86The next larger Illinois district: 9,553 students in fall 2022, $22,414 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,414
  4. Huntley Community School District 158The next smaller Illinois district: 8,595 students in fall 2022, $17,577 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,577
  5. Compare Cicero SD 99 with Joliet Public Schools District 86Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Cicero SD 99

  1. How many schools and students are in Cicero SD 99?
    15 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 3 middle, 1 other), enrolling 8,664 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cicero SD 99 spend per student?
    $23,162 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 $25,646 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cicero SD 99's money come from?
    $265,223,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.1% state, 18.6% local and 16.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cicero SD 99 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,452 of the 11,746 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.9%, 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 Cicero SD 99 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cicero SD 99 scored proficient or above: 13% 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 Cicero SD 99's NCES district ID?
    1710200. 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 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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