An equity score of 23/100 ranks Joliet Twp Hsd 204 #672 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,759 per pupil, Joliet Twp Hsd 204 ranks #367 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,918
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,759
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Joliet Twp Hsd 204 operates 2 public schools serving 6,918 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Will County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,759 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 63.7% local, 28.6% state, and 7.7% 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 23/100, ranked #672 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (38 AP courses district-wide), a 337.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 60.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% African American, 17.8% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Joliet West High School, enrolling 3,451 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Joliet West High School accounts for 49.9% of all Joliet Twp Hsd 204 student enrollment
That concentration means Joliet Twp Hsd 204-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.
Joliet Twp Hsd 204 student-counselor ratio is 337:1: 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 Joliet Twp Hsd 204 is typically wider than the Joliet Twp Hsd 204-aggregate figure suggests.