Forest Park SD 91

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1715450

Forest Park SD 91 spent $32,336 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 4 schools enrolled 724 students in 2024-25; 26.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $33,990 per student, up 5.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Forest Park SD 91 in enrollment (683 to 700 students) and Forest Park SD 91 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Forest Park SD 91, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 $19,141; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Christopher USD 99 $17,703; Arcola CUSD 306 $17,273; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3 $12,807; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429$19,141Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School D…$18,199Medinah SD 11$17,707Christopher USD 99$17,703Arcola CUSD 306$17,273Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Stark County CUSD 100$14,301Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD…$12,807State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Forest Park SD 91, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 $19,141; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Christopher USD 99 $17,703; Arcola CUSD 306 $17,273; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3 $12,807; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429$19,141Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School Distri…$18,199Medinah SD 11$17,707Christopher USD 99$17,703Arcola CUSD 306$17,273Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Stark County CUSD 100$14,301Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3$12,807State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Forest Park SD 91, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 $19,141; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Christopher USD 99 $17,703; Arcola CUSD 306 $17,273; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3 $12,807; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429$19,141Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School District 90$18,199Medinah SD 11$17,707Christopher USD 99$17,703Arcola CUSD 306$17,273Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Stark County CUSD 100$14,301Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3$12,807State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Forest Park SD 91, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 $19,141; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Christopher USD 99 $17,703; Arcola CUSD 306 $17,273; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3 $12,807; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429$19,141Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School District 90$18,199Medinah SD 11$17,707Christopher USD 99$17,703Arcola CUSD 306$17,273Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Stark County CUSD 100$14,301Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3$12,807State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$26,213,000 in revenue: 26.1% state, 68.8% local and 5.2% federal. Total spending including $984,000 of capital outlay was $24,188,000, or $35,055 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Forest Park SD 91 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,831,000; Local $18,026,000; Federal $1,356,000; total $26,213,000.
  • State$6,831,000 26%
  • Local$18,026,000 69%
  • Federal$1,356,000 5%

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 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

690 students in 2022-23, 713 students in 2023-24, 724 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Forest Park SD 91 enrollment by school year2022-23: 690, 2023-24: 713, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-236902023-247132024-25724
Forest Park SD 91 enrollment by school year2022-23: 690, 2023-24: 713, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-236902023-247132024-25724
Forest Park SD 91 enrollment by school year2022-23: 690, 2023-24: 713, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-236902023-247132024-25724
Forest Park SD 91 enrollment by school year2022-23: 690, 2023-24: 713, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-236902023-247132024-25724

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369068.010.1
2023-2471366.110.8
2024-2572470.210.3

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 Forest Park SD 91 scored proficient or above: 29% 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 arts29%29.9%363

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.

3 elementary schools, 538 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Field Stevenson Elementary School21410.2All free (CEP)Targeted program
Garfield Elementary School18612.4All free (CEP)Targeted program
Betsy Ross Elementary School13810.5All free (CEP)Targeted 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, 186 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Forest Park Middle School1868.9All free (CEP)Targeted 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 Forest Park SD 91

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 Forest Park SD 91

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentForest Park SD 91 ranks 9 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($32,336).#9 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisForest Park SD 91 is the number 495 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 690 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#495 of 865
  3. Stark County CUSD 100The next larger Illinois district: 692 students in fall 2022, $14,301 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,301
  4. Medinah SD 11The next smaller Illinois district: 686 students in fall 2022, $17,707 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,707
  5. Compare Forest Park SD 91 with Stark County CUSD 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 Forest Park SD 91

  1. How many schools and students are in Forest Park SD 91?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 724 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Forest Park SD 91 spend per student?
    $32,336 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $33,990 per student, up 5.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Forest Park SD 91's money come from?
    $26,213,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.1% state, 68.8% local and 5.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Forest Park SD 91 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 113 of the 812 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.9%, 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 Forest Park SD 91 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Forest Park SD 91 scored proficient or above: 29% 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 Forest Park SD 91's NCES district ID?
    1715450. 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