LaGrange Highlands SD 106

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1719110

LaGrange Highlands SD 106 spent $20,035 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 994 students in 2024-25; 22.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,829 per student, up 4.0% 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 LaGrange Highlands SD 106 in enrollment (967 to 999 students) and LaGrange Highlands SD 106 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to LaGrange Highlands SD 106, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High Scho…$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD…$17,098Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517Meridian Community Unit School…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to LaGrange Highlands SD 106, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517Meridian Community Unit School Dist…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to LaGrange Highlands SD 106, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517Meridian Community Unit School District #15$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to LaGrange Highlands SD 106, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; LaGrange Highlands SD 106 $20,035; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 $17,098; Belle Valley SD 119 $16,276; Sunnybrook SD 171 $16,200; Central CUSD 4 $14,941; Morrison CUSD 6 $14,621; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; Meridian Community Unit School District #15 $12,284; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181LaGrange Highlands SD 106$20,035Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5$17,098Belle Valley SD 119$16,276Sunnybrook SD 171$16,200Central CUSD 4$14,941Morrison CUSD 6$14,621Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517Meridian Community Unit School District…$12,284State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$20,865,000 in revenue: 22.3% state, 74.9% local and 2.8% federal. Total spending including $10,540,000 of capital outlay was $31,568,000, or $32,179 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

LaGrange Highlands SD 106 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,655,000; Local $15,633,000; Federal $577,000; total $20,865,000.
  • State$4,655,000 22%
  • Local$15,633,000 75%
  • Federal$577,000 3%

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 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

981 students in 2022-23, 996 students in 2023-24, 994 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

LaGrange Highlands SD 106 enrollment by school year2022-23: 981, 2023-24: 996, 2024-25: 99402505007501k2022-239812023-249962024-25994
LaGrange Highlands SD 106 enrollment by school year2022-23: 981, 2023-24: 996, 2024-25: 99402505007501k2022-239812023-249962024-25994
LaGrange Highlands SD 106 enrollment by school year2022-23: 981, 2023-24: 996, 2024-25: 99402505007501k2022-239812023-249962024-25994
LaGrange Highlands SD 106 enrollment by school year2022-23: 981, 2023-24: 996, 2024-25: 99402505007501k2022-239812023-249962024-25994

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2398176.312.9
2023-2499678.212.7
2024-2599481.312.2

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 LaGrange Highlands SD 106 scored proficient or above: 59% 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 arts59%29.9%621

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.

1 elementary school, 565 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Highlands Elementary School56512.7not reportedTargeted 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, 429 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Highlands Middle School42911.6not reportedTargeted 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.

Contact LaGrange Highlands SD 106

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 LaGrange Highlands SD 106

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLaGrange Highlands SD 106 ranks 104 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,035).#104 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLaGrange Highlands SD 106 is the number 385 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 981 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#385 of 865
  3. Belle Valley SD 119The next larger Illinois district: 985 students in fall 2022, $16,276 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,276
  4. Morrison CUSD 6The next smaller Illinois district: 980 students in fall 2022, $14,621 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,621
  5. Compare LaGrange Highlands SD 106 with Belle Valley SD 119Enrollment, 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 LaGrange Highlands SD 106

  1. How many schools and students are in LaGrange Highlands SD 106?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 994 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does LaGrange Highlands SD 106 spend per student?
    $20,035 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,829 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does LaGrange Highlands SD 106's money come from?
    $20,865,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 22.3% state, 74.9% local and 2.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in LaGrange Highlands SD 106 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 33 of the 1,121 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.9%, 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 LaGrange Highlands SD 106 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in LaGrange Highlands SD 106 scored proficient or above: 59% 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 LaGrange Highlands SD 106's NCES district ID?
    1719110. 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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