An equity score of 37/100 ranks J S Morton Hsd 201 #409 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,296 per pupil, J S Morton Hsd 201 ranks #327 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,134
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,296
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
J S Morton Hsd 201 operates 3 public schools serving 8,134 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high 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 $17,296 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 37.0% local, 52.6% state, and 10.4% 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 37/100, ranked #409 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (45 AP courses district-wide), a 275:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 37.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, 2.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is J Sterling Morton West High Sch, with a diversity index of 27.6/100.
J Sterling Morton East High Sch accounts for 41.7% of all J S Morton Hsd 201 student enrollment
That concentration means J S Morton Hsd 201-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
J S Morton Hsd 201 school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
J S Morton Hsd 201 school enrollment ranges from 941 students (lowest) to 3,394 students (highest), a spread of 2,453 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.
J S Morton Hsd 201 student-counselor ratio is 275:1: slightly below the ~408 national average, within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within J S Morton Hsd 201 is typically wider than the J S Morton Hsd 201-aggregate figure suggests.
J S Morton Hsd 201 chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4%: on the high side (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.