Dolton SD 148

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1712450

Dolton SD 148 spent $26,724 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 93% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 10 schools enrolled 2,077 students in 2024-25; 64.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,547 per student, up 6.8% 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 Dolton SD 148 in enrollment (1,924 to 2,036 students) and Dolton SD 148 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Dolton SD 148, FY23Dolton SD 148 $26,724; Argo Community High School District 217 $25,223; Bensenville SD 2 $22,272; Reavis High School $21,477; Beach Park District 3 $18,229; Macomb $16,653; Murphysboro Community Unit School District #186 $16,403; Kewanee CUSD 229 $13,322; Columbia Community Unit School District 4 $12,981; Il Valley Central USD 321 $12,755; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kDolton SD 148$26,724Argo Community High School Dis…$25,223Bensenville SD 2$22,272Reavis High School$21,477Beach Park District 3$18,229Macomb$16,653Murphysboro Community Unit Sch…$16,403Kewanee CUSD 229$13,322Columbia Community Unit School…$12,981Il Valley Central USD 321$12,755State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Dolton SD 148, FY23Dolton SD 148 $26,724; Argo Community High School District 217 $25,223; Bensenville SD 2 $22,272; Reavis High School $21,477; Beach Park District 3 $18,229; Macomb $16,653; Murphysboro Community Unit School District #186 $16,403; Kewanee CUSD 229 $13,322; Columbia Community Unit School District 4 $12,981; Il Valley Central USD 321 $12,755; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kDolton SD 148$26,724Argo Community High School District…$25,223Bensenville SD 2$22,272Reavis High School$21,477Beach Park District 3$18,229Macomb$16,653Murphysboro Community Unit School D…$16,403Kewanee CUSD 229$13,322Columbia Community Unit School Dist…$12,981Il Valley Central USD 321$12,755State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Dolton SD 148, FY23Dolton SD 148 $26,724; Argo Community High School District 217 $25,223; Bensenville SD 2 $22,272; Reavis High School $21,477; Beach Park District 3 $18,229; Macomb $16,653; Murphysboro Community Unit School District #186 $16,403; Kewanee CUSD 229 $13,322; Columbia Community Unit School District 4 $12,981; Il Valley Central USD 321 $12,755; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kDolton SD 148$26,724Argo Community High School District 217$25,223Bensenville SD 2$22,272Reavis High School$21,477Beach Park District 3$18,229Macomb$16,653Murphysboro Community Unit School District…$16,403Kewanee CUSD 229$13,322Columbia Community Unit School District 4$12,981Il Valley Central USD 321$12,755State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Dolton SD 148, FY23Dolton SD 148 $26,724; Argo Community High School District 217 $25,223; Bensenville SD 2 $22,272; Reavis High School $21,477; Beach Park District 3 $18,229; Macomb $16,653; Murphysboro Community Unit School District #186 $16,403; Kewanee CUSD 229 $13,322; Columbia Community Unit School District 4 $12,981; Il Valley Central USD 321 $12,755; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kDolton SD 148$26,724Argo Community High School District 217$25,223Bensenville SD 2$22,272Reavis High School$21,477Beach Park District 3$18,229Macomb$16,653Murphysboro Community Unit School Distr…$16,403Kewanee CUSD 229$13,322Columbia Community Unit School District…$12,981Il Valley Central USD 321$12,755State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$55,925,000 in revenue: 64.3% state, 26.0% local and 9.6% federal. Total spending including $5,390,000 of capital outlay was $61,735,000, or $31,116 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Dolton SD 148 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $35,980,000; Local $14,566,000; Federal $5,379,000; total $55,925,000.
  • State$35,980,000 64%
  • Local$14,566,000 26%
  • Federal$5,379,000 10%

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

1,984 students in 2022-23, 2,058 students in 2023-24, 2,077 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Dolton SD 148 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,984, 2023-24: 2,058, 2024-25: 2,07701k2k3k2022-231,9842023-242,0582024-252,077
Dolton SD 148 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,984, 2023-24: 2,058, 2024-25: 2,07701k2k3k2022-231,9842023-242,0582024-252,077
Dolton SD 148 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,984, 2023-24: 2,058, 2024-25: 2,07701k2k3k2022-231,9842023-242,0582024-252,077
Dolton SD 148 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,984, 2023-24: 2,058, 2024-25: 2,07701k2k3k2022-231,9842023-242,0582024-252,077

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,984181.610.9
2023-242,058161.612.7
2024-252,077152.013.7

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 Dolton SD 148 scored proficient or above: 9% 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 arts9%29.9%1,269

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.

6 elementary schools, 1,465 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Elementary School34215.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington Elementary School28213.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Franklin Elementary School25913.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Roosevelt Elementary School24813.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Park Elementary School19711.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Riverdale School13711.8All 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, 416 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Junior High School16815.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Roosevelt Junior High School13013.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington Junior High11811.4All 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, 196 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Childhood Cntr19616.3All 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.

Contact Dolton SD 148

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 Dolton SD 148

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentDolton SD 148 ranks 26 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($26,724).#26 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisDolton SD 148 is the number 207 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,984 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#207 of 865
  3. Reavis High SchoolThe next larger Illinois district: 1,986 students in fall 2022, $21,477 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,477
  4. Kewanee CUSD 229The next smaller Illinois district: 1,969 students in fall 2022, $13,322 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,322
  5. Compare Dolton SD 148 with Reavis High SchoolEnrollment, 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 Dolton SD 148

  1. How many schools and students are in Dolton SD 148?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 other), enrolling 2,077 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Dolton SD 148 spend per student?
    $26,724 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 $28,547 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Dolton SD 148's money come from?
    $55,925,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.3% state, 26.0% local and 9.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Dolton SD 148 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 753 of the 2,181 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 34.5%, 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 Dolton SD 148 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Dolton SD 148 scored proficient or above: 9% 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 Dolton SD 148's NCES district ID?
    1712450. 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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