Cook County SD 130

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1706510

Cook County SD 130 spent $20,636 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 69% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 11 schools enrolled 2,950 students in 2024-25; 44.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,624 per student, up 9.6% 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 Cook County SD 130 in enrollment (2,851 to 3,165 students) and Cook County SD 130 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cook County SD 130, FY23Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 $17,814; Minooka Community High School District #111 $17,677; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCahokia Unit School District #…$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Elmwood Park Community Unit Sc…$17,814Minooka Community High School …$17,677Pekin Public Schools$16,904Mattoon Community Unit School …$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cook County SD 130, FY23Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 $17,814; Minooka Community High School District #111 $17,677; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Elmwood Park Community Unit School …$17,814Minooka Community High School Distr…$17,677Pekin Public Schools$16,904Mattoon Community Unit School Distr…$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cook County SD 130, FY23Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 $17,814; Minooka Community High School District #111 $17,677; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Elmwood Park Community Unit School District…$17,814Minooka Community High School District #111$17,677Pekin Public Schools$16,904Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Cook County SD 130, FY23Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 $17,814; Minooka Community High School District #111 $17,677; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Elmwood Park Community Unit School Dist…$17,814Minooka Community High School District…$17,677Pekin Public Schools$16,904Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$80,857,000 in revenue: 44.4% state, 43.9% local and 11.6% federal. Total spending including $6,300,000 of capital outlay was $72,418,000, or $24,196 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cook County SD 130 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $35,932,000; Local $35,526,000; Federal $9,399,000; total $80,857,000.
  • State$35,932,000 44%
  • Local$35,526,000 44%
  • Federal$9,399,000 12%

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

2,993 students in 2022-23, 2,945 students in 2023-24, 2,950 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cook County SD 130 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,993, 2023-24: 2,945, 2024-25: 2,95001k2k3k2022-232,9932023-242,9452024-252,950
Cook County SD 130 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,993, 2023-24: 2,945, 2024-25: 2,95001k2k3k2022-232,9932023-242,9452024-252,950
Cook County SD 130 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,993, 2023-24: 2,945, 2024-25: 2,95001k2k3k2022-232,9932023-242,9452024-252,950
Cook County SD 130 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,993, 2023-24: 2,945, 2024-25: 2,95001k2k3k2022-232,9932023-242,9452024-252,950

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,993246.512.1
2023-242,945230.012.8
2024-252,950231.012.8

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 Cook County SD 130 scored proficient or above: 17% 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 arts17%29.9%2,022

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.

7 elementary schools, 1,769 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Elementary School34214.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nathan Hale Primary School33412.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Paul Revere Primary School31814.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
George Washington Elementary School27012.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Paul Revere Intermediate School18016.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nathan Hale Intermediate17511.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Whittier Elementary School15014.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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, 999 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Veterans Memorial Middle School36111.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nathan Hale Middle School33411.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Everett F Kerr Middle School30410.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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, 182 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Horace Mann School18216.5not 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.

Contact Cook County SD 130

  • Phone: (708) 385-6800
  • Office: 12300 Greenwood Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406

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 Cook County SD 130

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCook County SD 130 ranks 116 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,636).#116 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCook County SD 130 is the number 135 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,993 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#135 of 865
  3. Berwyn South SD 100The next larger Illinois district: 3,029 students in fall 2022, $20,473 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,473
  4. La Grange SD 102The next smaller Illinois district: 2,976 students in fall 2022, $19,370 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,370
  5. Compare Cook County SD 130 with Berwyn South SD 100Enrollment, 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 Cook County SD 130

  1. How many schools and students are in Cook County SD 130?
    11 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 3 middle, 1 other), enrolling 2,950 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cook County SD 130 spend per student?
    $20,636 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 $22,624 per student, up 9.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cook County SD 130's money come from?
    $80,857,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.4% state, 43.9% local and 11.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cook County SD 130 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 619 of the 3,018 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.5%, 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 Cook County SD 130 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cook County SD 130 scored proficient or above: 17% 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 Cook County SD 130's NCES district ID?
    1706510. 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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