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Vernon Hills, Illinois - 9 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Hawthorn Ccsd 73 #264 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,380 per pupil, Hawthorn Ccsd 73 ranks #253 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,557
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$18,380
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hawthorn Ccsd 73 operates 9 public schools serving 3,557 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,380 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 69.4% local, 25.6% state, and 5.0% 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 43/100, ranked #264 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.8% White, 24.0% Asian, 23.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln School, with a diversity index of 77.2/100.
Its largest campus is Hawthorn Middle School North, enrolling 627 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lincoln School, at 128 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hawthorn Middle School North accounts for 17.6% of all Hawthorn Ccsd 73 student enrollment
That concentration means Hawthorn Ccsd 73-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.
Hawthorn Ccsd 73 school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Hawthorn Ccsd 73 school enrollment ranges from 128 students (lowest) to 627 students (highest), a spread of 499 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.
Hawthorn Ccsd 73 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — 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 Hawthorn Ccsd 73 is typically wider than the Hawthorn Ccsd 73-aggregate figure suggests.