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Homer Glen, Illinois - 6 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Homer Ccsd 33c #608 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,919 per pupil, Homer Ccsd 33c ranks #353 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,711
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,919
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Homer Ccsd 33c operates 6 public schools serving 3,711 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Will County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,919 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 71.9% local, 23.6% state, and 4.5% 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 27/100, ranked #608 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.
a 834:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.3% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is William E Young School, with a diversity index of 35.0/100.
Its largest campus is Homer Jr High School, enrolling 865 students (23% of the district's total enrollment).
Homer Jr High School accounts for 23.3% of all Homer Ccsd 33c student enrollment
That concentration means Homer Ccsd 33c-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.
Homer Ccsd 33c school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Homer Ccsd 33c school enrollment ranges from 409 students (lowest) to 865 students (highest), a spread of 456 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.
Homer Ccsd 33c student-counselor ratio is 834:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Homer Ccsd 33c chronic absenteeism rate is 11.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Homer Ccsd 33c has 6 schools, including 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,711 students.
How much does Homer Ccsd 33c spend per student?
Homer Ccsd 33c spends $16,919 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #608 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Homer Ccsd 33c?
Homer Ccsd 33c students are 81.3% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Homer Ccsd 33c?
Homer Ccsd 33c has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #608 out of 763 districts in Illinois.