Evanston-Skokie School District 65

Listed by NCES as Evanston CCSD 65 (district ID 1714460)

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1714460

Evanston-Skokie School District 65 spent $29,769 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 16 schools enrolled 6,136 students in 2024-25; 25.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $31,256 per student, up 5.0% 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 Evanston-Skokie School District 65 in enrollment (6,001 to 6,705 students) and Evanston-Skokie School District 65 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Evanston-Skokie School District 65, FY23Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $29,769; Maine Township High School District 207 $28,152; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Harlem School District 122 $21,101; Rock Island SD 41 $20,881; Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $18,475; Lincoln Way CHSD 210 $18,382; Quincy SD 172 $12,997; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kEvanston-Skokie School Distric…$29,769Maine Township High School Dis…$28,152Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Harlem School District 122$21,101Rock Island SD 41$20,881Woodstock Community Unit Schoo…$18,475Lincoln Way CHSD 210$18,382Quincy SD 172$12,997Collinsville Community Unit Sc…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Evanston-Skokie School District 65, FY23Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $29,769; Maine Township High School District 207 $28,152; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Harlem School District 122 $21,101; Rock Island SD 41 $20,881; Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $18,475; Lincoln Way CHSD 210 $18,382; Quincy SD 172 $12,997; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kEvanston-Skokie School District 65$29,769Maine Township High School District…$28,152Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Harlem School District 122$21,101Rock Island SD 41$20,881Woodstock Community Unit School Dis…$18,475Lincoln Way CHSD 210$18,382Quincy SD 172$12,997Collinsville Community Unit School …$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Evanston-Skokie School District 65, FY23Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $29,769; Maine Township High School District 207 $28,152; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Harlem School District 122 $21,101; Rock Island SD 41 $20,881; Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $18,475; Lincoln Way CHSD 210 $18,382; Quincy SD 172 $12,997; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kEvanston-Skokie School District 65$29,769Maine Township High School District 207$28,152Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Harlem School District 122$21,101Rock Island SD 41$20,881Woodstock Community Unit School District 200$18,475Lincoln Way CHSD 210$18,382Quincy SD 172$12,997Collinsville Community Unit School District…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Evanston-Skokie School District 65, FY23Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $29,769; Maine Township High School District 207 $28,152; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Harlem School District 122 $21,101; Rock Island SD 41 $20,881; Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $18,475; Lincoln Way CHSD 210 $18,382; Quincy SD 172 $12,997; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kEvanston-Skokie School District 65$29,769Maine Township High School District 207$28,152Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Harlem School District 122$21,101Rock Island SD 41$20,881Woodstock Community Unit School Distric…$18,475Lincoln Way CHSD 210$18,382Quincy SD 172$12,997Collinsville Community Unit School Dist…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$206,078,000 in revenue: 25.6% state, 66.5% local and 7.9% federal. Total spending including $8,903,000 of capital outlay was $214,760,000, or $33,646 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Evanston-Skokie School District 65 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $52,787,000; Local $137,020,000; Federal $16,271,000; total $206,078,000.
  • State$52,787,000 26%
  • Local$137,020,000 66%
  • Federal$16,271,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

6,383 students in 2022-23, 6,273 students in 2023-24, 6,136 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Evanston-Skokie School District 65 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,383, 2023-24: 6,273, 2024-25: 6,13602k4k6k8k2022-236,3832023-246,2732024-256,136
Evanston-Skokie School District 65 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,383, 2023-24: 6,273, 2024-25: 6,13602k4k6k8k2022-236,3832023-246,2732024-256,136
Evanston-Skokie School District 65 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,383, 2023-24: 6,273, 2024-25: 6,13602k4k6k8k2022-236,3832023-246,2732024-256,136
Evanston-Skokie School District 65 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,383, 2023-24: 6,273, 2024-25: 6,13602k4k6k8k2022-236,3832023-246,2732024-256,136

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,383633.710.1
2023-246,273633.79.9
2024-256,136598.010.3

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 Evanston-Skokie School District 65 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 arts40%29.9%4,280

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.

12 elementary schools, 3,992 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts4218.2not reportedTargeted program
Washington Elementary School41011.2not reportedTargeted program
Oakton Elementary School3799.5not reportedTargeted program
Walker Elementary School36411.4not reportedTargeted program
Willard Elementary School35511.2not reportedNot Title I
Lincoln Elementary School3439.7not reportedNot Title I
Kingsley Elementary School33412.6not reportedNot Title I
Dewey Elementary School32111.1not reportedNot Title I
Dawes Elementary School29810.4not reportedTargeted program
Lincolnwood Elementary School28810.5not reportedNot Title I
Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies2549.4not reportedTargeted program
Orrington Elementary School2259.9not 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, 1,886 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Haven Middle School66011.0not reportedNot Title I
Nichols Middle School6289.5not reportedNot Title I
Chute Middle School59810.1not reportedTargeted 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, 258 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Joseph E Hill Education Center25810.3not 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.

Contact Evanston-Skokie School District 65

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 Evanston-Skokie School District 65

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentEvanston-Skokie School District 65 ranks 14 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($29,769).#14 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisEvanston-Skokie School District 65 is the number 40 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 6,383 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#40 of 865
  3. Lincoln Way CHSD 210The next larger Illinois district: 6,705 students in fall 2022, $18,382 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,382
  4. Quincy SD 172The next smaller Illinois district: 6,345 students in fall 2022, $12,997 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,997
  5. Compare Evanston-Skokie School District 65 with Lincoln Way CHSD 210Enrollment, 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 Evanston-Skokie School District 65

  1. How many schools and students are in Evanston-Skokie School District 65?
    16 schools were open in 2024-25 (12 elementary, 3 middle, 1 other), enrolling 6,136 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Evanston-Skokie School District 65 spend per student?
    $29,769 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 $31,256 per student, up 5.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Evanston-Skokie School District 65's money come from?
    $206,078,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.6% state, 66.5% local and 7.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Evanston-Skokie School District 65 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 679 of the 8,133 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.3%, 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 Evanston-Skokie School District 65 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Evanston-Skokie School District 65 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 Evanston-Skokie School District 65's NCES district ID?
    1714460. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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