An equity score of 31/100 ranks Cons Hsd 230 #530 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,313 per pupil, Cons Hsd 230 ranks #135 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,691
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$21,313
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cons Hsd 230 operates 3 public schools serving 7,691 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 $21,313 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 70.1% local, 25.8% state, and 4.1% 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 31/100, ranked #530 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 (80 AP courses district-wide), a 281.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.6% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carl Sandburg High School, with a diversity index of 48.4/100.
Its largest campus is Carl Sandburg High School, enrolling 2,840 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Carl Sandburg High School accounts for 36.9% of all Cons Hsd 230 student enrollment
That concentration means Cons Hsd 230-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.
Cons Hsd 230 student-counselor ratio is 282:1: 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 Cons Hsd 230 is typically wider than the Cons Hsd 230-aggregate figure suggests.
Cons Hsd 230 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5%: slightly below the ~28 national average, aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Cons Hsd 230 is typically wider than the Cons Hsd 230-aggregate figure suggests.