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Justice, Illinois - 6 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Indian Springs Sd 109 #34 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,098 per pupil, Indian Springs Sd 109 ranks #268 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,488
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$18,098
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Indian Springs Sd 109 operates 6 public schools serving 2,488 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 $18,098 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 34.6% local, 50.4% state, and 14.9% 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 56/100, ranked #34 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 28.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.0% White, 32.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Frank a Brodnicki Elem School, with a diversity index of 68.7/100.
Its largest campus is Frank a Brodnicki Elem School, enrolling 618 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gladness V Player Ecc, at 146 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Frank a Brodnicki Elem School accounts for 24.8% of all Indian Springs Sd 109 student enrollment
That concentration means Indian Springs Sd 109-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Indian Springs Sd 109 school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Indian Springs Sd 109 school enrollment ranges from 146 students (lowest) to 618 students (highest), a spread of 472 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.
Indian Springs Sd 109 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.7% — 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 Indian Springs Sd 109 is typically wider than the Indian Springs Sd 109-aggregate figure suggests.