An equity score of 48/100 ranks Homewood Sd 153 #148 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,915 per pupil, Homewood Sd 153 ranks #357 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,920
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,915
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Homewood Sd 153 operates 3 public schools serving 1,920 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 $17,915 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 52.2% local, 42.0% state, and 5.8% 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 48/100, ranked #148 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 30.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.5% African American, 21.0% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Willow School, with a diversity index of 64.8/100.
Its largest campus is James Hart School, enrolling 681 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
James Hart School accounts for 35.5% of all Homewood Sd 153 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Homewood Sd 153-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.
Homewood Sd 153 chronic absenteeism rate is 30.0% — 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 Homewood Sd 153 is typically wider than the Homewood Sd 153-aggregate figure suggests.