An equity score of 46/100 ranks Harvey Sd 152 #193 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,475 per pupil, Harvey Sd 152 ranks #174 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,534
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$21,475
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harvey Sd 152 operates 6 public schools serving 1,534 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 $21,475 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.8% local, 62.8% state, and 18.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #193 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 41.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.8% African American, 37.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brooks Middle School, with a diversity index of 52.4/100.
Its largest campus is Brooks Middle School, enrolling 455 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Riley Early Childhood Center, at 124 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Brooks Middle School accounts for 28.2% of all Harvey Sd 152 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Harvey Sd 152-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Harvey Sd 152 school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Harvey Sd 152 school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 455 students (highest), a spread of 331 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.
Harvey Sd 152 chronic absenteeism rate is 41.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.