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Calumet City, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 #102 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,511 per pupil, Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 ranks #383 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 operates 2 public schools serving 833 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,511 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 36.0% local, 46.7% state, and 17.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #102 of 763 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 38.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.7% African American, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hoover Elem School, enrolling 571 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).
Hoover Elem School accounts for 67.6% of all Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 a distant remainder — means Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 chronic absenteeism rate is 38.2% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157?
Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 833 students.
How much does Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 spend per student?
Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 spends $16,511 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #102 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157?
Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 students are 75.7% African American, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157?
Hoover-Schrum Memorial Sd 157 has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #102 out of 763 districts in Illinois.