An equity score of 25/100 ranks Joliet Twp Hsd 204 #636 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,282 per pupil, Joliet Twp Hsd 204 ranks #270 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,918
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,282
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 $19,282 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 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 25/100, ranked #636 of 759 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 is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Joliet Twp Hsd 204 a distant remainder — means Joliet Twp Hsd 204-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Joliet Twp Hsd 204 student-counselor ratio is 337:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — 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 Variation between sub-units within Joliet Twp Hsd 204 is typically wider than the Joliet Twp Hsd 204-aggregate figure suggests.