Comm Cons SD 59

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1713770

Comm Cons SD 59 spent $24,948 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 89% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 15 schools enrolled 5,869 students in 2024-25; 25.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,082 per student, up 0.5% 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 Comm Cons SD 59 in enrollment (5,316 to 6,140 students) and Comm Cons SD 59 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Comm Cons SD 59, FY23Chsd 218 $26,539; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Chsd 155 $23,700; Oak Park Elementary School District 97 $23,483; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,006; Arlington Heights SD 25 $18,806; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kChsd 218$26,539Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Chsd 155$23,700Oak Park Elementary School Dis…$23,483Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Lake Zurich Community Unit Sch…$20,006Arlington Heights SD 25$18,806Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit Sc…$14,168Collinsville Community Unit Sc…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Comm Cons SD 59, FY23Chsd 218 $26,539; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Chsd 155 $23,700; Oak Park Elementary School District 97 $23,483; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,006; Arlington Heights SD 25 $18,806; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kChsd 218$26,539Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Chsd 155$23,700Oak Park Elementary School District…$23,483Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Lake Zurich Community Unit School D…$20,006Arlington Heights SD 25$18,806Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School …$14,168Collinsville Community Unit School …$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Comm Cons SD 59, FY23Chsd 218 $26,539; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Chsd 155 $23,700; Oak Park Elementary School District 97 $23,483; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,006; Arlington Heights SD 25 $18,806; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kChsd 218$26,539Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Chsd 155$23,700Oak Park Elementary School District 97$23,483Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Lake Zurich Community Unit School District…$20,006Arlington Heights SD 25$18,806Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School District…$14,168Collinsville Community Unit School District…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Comm Cons SD 59, FY23Chsd 218 $26,539; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Chsd 155 $23,700; Oak Park Elementary School District 97 $23,483; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,006; Arlington Heights SD 25 $18,806; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kChsd 218$26,539Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Chsd 155$23,700Oak Park Elementary School District 97$23,483Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Lake Zurich Community Unit School Distr…$20,006Arlington Heights SD 25$18,806Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School Dist…$14,168Collinsville Community Unit School Dist…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$173,837,000 in revenue: 25.7% state, 66.0% local and 8.3% federal. Total spending including $15,098,000 of capital outlay was $162,650,000, or $28,500 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Comm Cons SD 59 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $44,707,000; Local $114,716,000; Federal $14,414,000; total $173,837,000.
  • State$44,707,000 26%
  • Local$114,716,000 66%
  • Federal$14,414,000 8%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,707 students in 2022-23, 5,869 students in 2023-24, 5,869 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Comm Cons SD 59 enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,707, 2023-24: 5,869, 2024-25: 5,86902k4k6k2022-235,7072023-245,8692024-255,869
Comm Cons SD 59 enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,707, 2023-24: 5,869, 2024-25: 5,86902k4k6k2022-235,7072023-245,8692024-255,869
Comm Cons SD 59 enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,707, 2023-24: 5,869, 2024-25: 5,86902k4k6k2022-235,7072023-245,8692024-255,869
Comm Cons SD 59 enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,707, 2023-24: 5,869, 2024-25: 5,86902k4k6k2022-235,7072023-245,8692024-255,869

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,707501.211.4
2023-245,869520.211.3
2024-255,869543.410.8

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 Comm Cons SD 59 scored proficient or above: 25% 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 arts25%29.9%3,783

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, 3,766 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Salt Creek Elementary School41011.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Clearmont Elementary School40811.8not reportedSchoolwide program
John Jay Elementary School38911.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Brentwood Elementary School37510.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Devonshire School37012.4not reportedSchoolwide program
Robert Frost Elementary School35910.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Forest View Elementary School33912.3not reportedTargeted program
Adm Richard E Byrd Elementary School3019.8not reportedSchoolwide program
Rupley Elementary School2807.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Juliette Low Elementary School2748.4not reportedSchoolwide program
Ridge Family Center for Learning26112.4not reportedNot Title I

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, 1,833 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Grove Jr High School74110.3not reportedEligible, no program
Friendship Jr High School63310.7not reportedEligible, no program
Holmes Jr High School4599.4not reportedEligible, no 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, 270 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
The Early Learning Center27019.1not reportedNot reported

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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

The Early Learning Center

School in Mt Prospect; open in 2024-25; 270 students; 19.1 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Comm Cons SD 59

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 Comm Cons SD 59

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentComm Cons SD 59 ranks 44 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,948).#44 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisComm Cons SD 59 is the number 51 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 5,707 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#51 of 865
  3. Alton School DistrictThe next larger Illinois district: 5,752 students in fall 2022, $16,310 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,310
  4. Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95The next smaller Illinois district: 5,626 students in fall 2022, $20,006 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,006
  5. Compare Comm Cons SD 59 with Alton School DistrictEnrollment, 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 Comm Cons SD 59

  1. How many schools and students are in Comm Cons SD 59?
    15 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 3 middle, 1 other), enrolling 5,869 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Comm Cons SD 59 spend per student?
    $24,948 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 $25,082 per student, up 0.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Comm Cons SD 59's money come from?
    $173,837,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.7% state, 66.0% local and 8.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Comm Cons SD 59 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 812 of the 6,437 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.6%, 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 Comm Cons SD 59 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Comm Cons SD 59 scored proficient or above: 25% 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 Comm Cons SD 59's NCES district ID?
    1713770. 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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