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Blue Island, Illinois - 11 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Cook County Sd 130 #196 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,878 per pupil, Cook County Sd 130 ranks #356 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,993
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$16,878
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cook County Sd 130 operates 11 public schools serving 2,993 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 3 middle, 2 combined 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 $16,878 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 51.1% local, 40.0% state, and 8.9% 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 46/100, ranked #196 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 333:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% African American, 11.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Nathan Hale Primary School, with a diversity index of 64.1/100.
Its largest campus is Veterans Memorial Middle Sch, enrolling 361 students (12% of the district's total enrollment).
Cook County Sd 130 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Cook County Sd 130 school enrollment ranges from 150 students (lowest) to 361 students (highest), a spread of 211 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cook County Sd 130 student-counselor ratio is 333:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — 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 Variation between sub-units within Cook County Sd 130 is typically wider than the Cook County Sd 130-aggregate figure suggests.
Cook County Sd 130 chronic absenteeism rate is 33.2% — high (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.