Flossmoor SD 161

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1715420

Flossmoor SD 161 spent $18,170 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 51% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,302 students in 2024-25; 45.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,241 per student, up 5.9% 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 Flossmoor SD 161 in enrollment (2,296 to 2,355 students) and Flossmoor SD 161 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Flossmoor SD 161, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Herrin CUSD 4 $12,991; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Herrin CUSD 4$12,991State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Flossmoor SD 161, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Herrin CUSD 4 $12,991; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Herrin CUSD 4$12,991State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Flossmoor SD 161, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Herrin CUSD 4 $12,991; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Herrin CUSD 4$12,991State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Flossmoor SD 161, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Herrin CUSD 4 $12,991; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Herrin CUSD 4$12,991State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$50,958,000 in revenue: 45.1% state, 48.6% local and 6.3% federal. Total spending including $901,000 of capital outlay was $46,305,000, or $19,780 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Flossmoor SD 161 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $22,997,000; Local $24,744,000; Federal $3,217,000; total $50,958,000.
  • State$22,997,000 45%
  • Local$24,744,000 49%
  • Federal$3,217,000 6%

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

2,341 students in 2022-23, 2,314 students in 2023-24, 2,302 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Flossmoor SD 161 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,341, 2023-24: 2,314, 2024-25: 2,30201k2k3k2022-232,3412023-242,3142024-252,302
Flossmoor SD 161 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,341, 2023-24: 2,314, 2024-25: 2,30201k2k3k2022-232,3412023-242,3142024-252,302
Flossmoor SD 161 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,341, 2023-24: 2,314, 2024-25: 2,30201k2k3k2022-232,3412023-242,3142024-252,302
Flossmoor SD 161 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,341, 2023-24: 2,314, 2024-25: 2,30201k2k3k2022-232,3412023-242,3142024-252,302

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,341168.013.9
2023-242,314163.014.2
2024-252,302171.013.5

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 Flossmoor SD 161 scored proficient or above: 34% 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 arts34%29.9%1,614

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,480 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Western Avenue Elementary School49916.0not reportedNot Title I
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School35713.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Heather Hill Elementary School31913.4not reportedSchoolwide program
Serena Hills Elementary School30512.6not reportedSchoolwide 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 middle school, 822 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Parker Junior High School82212.5not reportedSchoolwide 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 Flossmoor SD 161

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 Flossmoor SD 161

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentFlossmoor SD 161 ranks 185 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,170).#185 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisFlossmoor SD 161 is the number 175 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,341 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#175 of 865
  3. Marquardt SD 15The next larger Illinois district: 2,346 students in fall 2022, $21,693 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,693
  4. Ridgeland SD 122The next smaller Illinois district: 2,337 students in fall 2022, $17,422 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,422
  5. Compare Flossmoor SD 161 with Marquardt SD 15Enrollment, 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 Flossmoor SD 161

  1. How many schools and students are in Flossmoor SD 161?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 2,302 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Flossmoor SD 161 spend per student?
    $18,170 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 $19,241 per student, up 5.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Flossmoor SD 161's money come from?
    $50,958,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.1% state, 48.6% local and 6.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Flossmoor SD 161 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 275 of the 2,366 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.6%, 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 Flossmoor SD 161 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Flossmoor SD 161 scored proficient or above: 34% 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 Flossmoor SD 161's NCES district ID?
    1715420. 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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