An equity score of 45/100 ranks Joliet Psd 86 #212 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,920 per pupil, Joliet Psd 86 ranks #282 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,553
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$17,920
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Joliet Psd 86 operates 20 public schools serving 9,553 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 elementary, 4 middle, 1 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $17,920 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 24.4% local, 63.0% state, and 12.5% 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 45/100, ranked #212 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.
a 492.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% African American, 7.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eisenhower Academy, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Hufford Junior High School, enrolling 1,072 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marycrest Early Childhood Center, at 142 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Joliet Psd 86 school enrollment varies 7.5× across entities
Joliet Psd 86 school enrollment ranges from 142 students (lowest) to 1,072 students (highest), a spread of 930 students. That spread sits on the tighter side of typical variation, though it still reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Joliet Psd 86 student-counselor ratio is 492:1: well above typical (strongly associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 the benchmark warrant a closer look at the underlying sub-units rather than treating the aggregate as representative.
Joliet Psd 86 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.2%: 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.