Kildeer Countryside School District 96

Listed by NCES as Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 (district ID 1721030)

Public school district · Lake County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1721030

Kildeer Countryside School District 96 spent $22,281 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 7 schools enrolled 3,419 students in 2024-25; 24.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,854 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Kildeer Countryside School District 96 in enrollment (3,397 to 3,557 students) and Kildeer Countryside School District 96 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Kildeer Countryside School District 96, FY23Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Kildeer Countryside School District 96 $22,281; North Chicago SD 187 $20,023; East Maine SD 63 $20,003; Hawthorn District 73 $19,084; Addison SD 4 $19,060; Glen Ellyn SD 41 $18,895; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kFreeport SD 145$22,580Kildeer Countryside School Dis…$22,281North Chicago SD 187$20,023East Maine SD 63$20,003Hawthorn District 73$19,084Addison SD 4$19,060Glen Ellyn SD 41$18,895Kirby SD 140$18,646North Palos SD 117$17,694Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Kildeer Countryside School District 96, FY23Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Kildeer Countryside School District 96 $22,281; North Chicago SD 187 $20,023; East Maine SD 63 $20,003; Hawthorn District 73 $19,084; Addison SD 4 $19,060; Glen Ellyn SD 41 $18,895; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kFreeport SD 145$22,580Kildeer Countryside School District…$22,281North Chicago SD 187$20,023East Maine SD 63$20,003Hawthorn District 73$19,084Addison SD 4$19,060Glen Ellyn SD 41$18,895Kirby SD 140$18,646North Palos SD 117$17,694Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Kildeer Countryside School District 96, FY23Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Kildeer Countryside School District 96 $22,281; North Chicago SD 187 $20,023; East Maine SD 63 $20,003; Hawthorn District 73 $19,084; Addison SD 4 $19,060; Glen Ellyn SD 41 $18,895; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kFreeport SD 145$22,580Kildeer Countryside School District 96$22,281North Chicago SD 187$20,023East Maine SD 63$20,003Hawthorn District 73$19,084Addison SD 4$19,060Glen Ellyn SD 41$18,895Kirby SD 140$18,646North Palos SD 117$17,694Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Kildeer Countryside School District 96, FY23Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Kildeer Countryside School District 96 $22,281; North Chicago SD 187 $20,023; East Maine SD 63 $20,003; Hawthorn District 73 $19,084; Addison SD 4 $19,060; Glen Ellyn SD 41 $18,895; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kFreeport SD 145$22,580Kildeer Countryside School District 96$22,281North Chicago SD 187$20,023East Maine SD 63$20,003Hawthorn District 73$19,084Addison SD 4$19,060Glen Ellyn SD 41$18,895Kirby SD 140$18,646North Palos SD 117$17,694Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$83,117,000 in revenue: 24.4% state, 73.5% local and 2.1% federal. Total spending including $3,889,000 of capital outlay was $85,708,000, or $24,671 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Kildeer Countryside School District 96 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $20,285,000; Local $61,074,000; Federal $1,758,000; total $83,117,000.
  • State$20,285,000 24%
  • Local$61,074,000 73%
  • Federal$1,758,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,474 students in 2022-23, 3,496 students in 2023-24, 3,419 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Kildeer Countryside School District 96 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,474, 2023-24: 3,496, 2024-25: 3,41901k2k3k4k2022-233,4742023-243,4962024-253,419
Kildeer Countryside School District 96 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,474, 2023-24: 3,496, 2024-25: 3,41901k2k3k4k2022-233,4742023-243,4962024-253,419
Kildeer Countryside School District 96 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,474, 2023-24: 3,496, 2024-25: 3,41901k2k3k4k2022-233,4742023-243,4962024-253,419
Kildeer Countryside School District 96 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,474, 2023-24: 3,496, 2024-25: 3,41901k2k3k4k2022-233,4742023-243,4962024-253,419

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,474244.414.2
2023-243,496245.814.2
2024-253,419249.113.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Kildeer Countryside School District 96 scored proficient or above: 62% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts62%29.9%2,269

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

5 elementary schools, 2,162 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ivy Hall Elementary School48211.5not reportedNot Title I
Prairie Elementary School45314.7not reportedNot Title I
Country Meadows Elementary School43912.1not reportedTargeted program
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School42814.0not reportedNot Title I
Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr36013.3not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,257 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Woodlawn Middle School63215.6not reportedTargeted program
Twin Groves Middle School62514.8not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Kildeer Countryside School District 96

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Kildeer Countryside School District 96

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentKildeer Countryside School District 96 ranks 84 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,281).#84 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisKildeer Countryside School District 96 is the number 112 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,474 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#112 of 865
  3. North Chicago SD 187The next larger Illinois district: 3,489 students in fall 2022, $20,023 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,023
  4. Addison SD 4The next smaller Illinois district: 3,461 students in fall 2022, $19,060 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,060
  5. Compare Kildeer Countryside School District 96 with North Chicago SD 187Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Kildeer Countryside School District 96

  1. How many schools and students are in Kildeer Countryside School District 96?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle), enrolling 3,419 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Kildeer Countryside School District 96 spend per student?
    $22,281 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,854 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Kildeer Countryside School District 96's money come from?
    $83,117,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.4% state, 73.5% local and 2.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Kildeer Countryside School District 96 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 117 of the 3,269 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Kildeer Countryside School District 96 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Kildeer Countryside School District 96 scored proficient or above: 62% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Kildeer Countryside School District 96's NCES district ID?
    1721030. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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