La Grange SD 102

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1721600

La Grange SD 102 spent $19,370 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,875 students in 2024-25; 28.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,653 per student, up 6.6% 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 La Grange SD 102 in enrollment (2,798 to 3,137 students) and La Grange SD 102 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to La Grange SD 102, FY23Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 $24,872; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 $17,814; Minooka Community High School District #111 $17,677; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kHomewood Flossmoor CHSD 233$24,872Cahokia Unit School District #…$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Elmwood Park Community Unit Sc…$17,814Minooka Community High School …$17,677Mattoon Community Unit School …$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to La Grange SD 102, FY23Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 $24,872; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 $17,814; Minooka Community High School District #111 $17,677; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kHomewood Flossmoor CHSD 233$24,872Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Elmwood Park Community Unit School …$17,814Minooka Community High School Distr…$17,677Mattoon Community Unit School Distr…$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to La Grange SD 102, FY23Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 $24,872; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 $17,814; Minooka Community High School District #111 $17,677; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kHomewood Flossmoor CHSD 233$24,872Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Elmwood Park Community Unit School District…$17,814Minooka Community High School District #111$17,677Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to La Grange SD 102, FY23Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 $24,872; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; Lombard Elementary District 44 $23,110; Bloom Twp HSD 206 $21,244; Cook County SD 130 $20,636; Berwyn South SD 100 $20,473; La Grange SD 102 $19,370; Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 $17,814; Minooka Community High School District #111 $17,677; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kHomewood Flossmoor CHSD 233$24,872Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171Lombard Elementary District 44$23,110Bloom Twp HSD 206$21,244Cook County SD 130$20,636Berwyn South SD 100$20,473La Grange SD 102$19,370Elmwood Park Community Unit School Dist…$17,814Minooka Community High School District…$17,677Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$62,614,000 in revenue: 28.1% state, 67.9% local and 4.1% federal. Total spending including $623,000 of capital outlay was $61,269,000, or $20,588 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

La Grange SD 102 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $17,570,000; Local $42,504,000; Federal $2,540,000; total $62,614,000.
  • State$17,570,000 28%
  • Local$42,504,000 68%
  • Federal$2,540,000 4%

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

2,976 students in 2022-23, 2,924 students in 2023-24, 2,875 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

La Grange SD 102 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,976, 2023-24: 2,924, 2024-25: 2,87501k2k3k2022-232,9762023-242,9242024-252,875
La Grange SD 102 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,976, 2023-24: 2,924, 2024-25: 2,87501k2k3k2022-232,9762023-242,9242024-252,875
La Grange SD 102 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,976, 2023-24: 2,924, 2024-25: 2,87501k2k3k2022-232,9762023-242,9242024-252,875
La Grange SD 102 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,976, 2023-24: 2,924, 2024-25: 2,87501k2k3k2022-232,9762023-242,9242024-252,875

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,976234.512.7
2023-242,924232.312.6
2024-252,875239.312.0

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 La Grange SD 102 scored proficient or above: 61% 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 arts61%29.9%1,942

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, 2,214 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ogden Ave Elementary School56314.5not reportedNot Title I
Cossitt Ave Elementary School47211.6not reportedNot Title I
Forest Road Elementary School45210.4not reportedTargeted program
Congress Park Elementary School41911.6not reportedTargeted program
Barnsdale Road School30811.7not reportedEligible, no program

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.

1 middle school, 661 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Park Junior High School66112.3not 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.

Contact La Grange SD 102

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 La Grange SD 102

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLa Grange SD 102 ranks 145 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,370).#145 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLa Grange SD 102 is the number 136 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,976 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#136 of 865
  3. Cook County SD 130The next larger Illinois district: 2,993 students in fall 2022, $20,636 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,636
  4. Bloom Twp HSD 206The next smaller Illinois district: 2,964 students in fall 2022, $21,244 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,244
  5. Compare La Grange SD 102 with Cook County SD 130Enrollment, 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 La Grange SD 102

  1. How many schools and students are in La Grange SD 102?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 2,875 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does La Grange SD 102 spend per student?
    $19,370 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 $20,653 per student, up 6.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does La Grange SD 102's money come from?
    $62,614,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 28.1% state, 67.9% local and 4.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in La Grange SD 102 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 166 of the 3,486 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.8%, 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 La Grange SD 102 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in La Grange SD 102 scored proficient or above: 61% 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 La Grange SD 102's NCES district ID?
    1721600. 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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