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Chicago Heights, Illinois - 5 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Flossmoor Sd 161 #638 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,824 per pupil, Flossmoor Sd 161 ranks #620 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,341
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,824
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Flossmoor Sd 161 operates 5 public schools serving 2,341 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $13,824 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 61.9% local, 29.8% state, and 8.3% 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 25/100, ranked #638 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.9% African American, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Western Avenue Elem School, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is Parker Junior High School, enrolling 822 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Parker Junior High School accounts for 35.1% of all Flossmoor Sd 161 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Flossmoor Sd 161-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Flossmoor Sd 161 school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Flossmoor Sd 161 school enrollment ranges from 305 students (lowest) to 822 students (highest), a spread of 517 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.
Flossmoor Sd 161 chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Flossmoor Sd 161 is typically wider than the Flossmoor Sd 161-aggregate figure suggests.