Lemont High School

Listed by NCES as Lemont Twp HSD 210 (district ID 1722500)

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1722500

Lemont High School spent $23,181 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 82% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its one school enrolled 1,284 students in 2024-25; 21.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,736 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Illinois: 87.6%).

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Lemont High School in enrollment (1,316 to 1,345 students) and Lemont High School itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lemont High School, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Litchfield CUSD 12 $16,533; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Litchfield CUSD 12$16,533Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lemont High School, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Litchfield CUSD 12 $16,533; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Litchfield CUSD 12$16,533Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lemont High School, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Litchfield CUSD 12 $16,533; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Litchfield CUSD 12$16,533Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lemont High School, FY23CUSD 201 $30,480; Northbrook ESD 27 $27,871; Lemont High School $23,181; Litchfield CUSD 12 $16,533; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Carmi-White County CUSD 5 $14,809; Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 $14,267; Carlinville CUSD 1 $14,248; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kCUSD 201$30,480Northbrook ESD 27$27,871Lemont High School$23,181Litchfield CUSD 12$16,533Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Carmi-White County CUSD 5$14,809Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95$14,267Carlinville CUSD 1$14,248Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$40,567,000 in revenue: 21.0% state, 72.7% local and 6.3% federal. Total spending including $1,205,000 of capital outlay was $34,377,000, or $25,965 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lemont High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,521,000; Local $29,482,000; Federal $2,564,000; total $40,567,000.
  • State$8,521,000 21%
  • Local$29,482,000 73%
  • Federal$2,564,000 6%

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

1,324 students in 2022-23, 1,305 students in 2023-24, 1,284 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lemont High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,324, 2023-24: 1,305, 2024-25: 1,28405001k1.5k2022-231,3242023-241,3052024-251,284
Lemont High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,324, 2023-24: 1,305, 2024-25: 1,28405001k1.5k2022-231,3242023-241,3052024-251,284
Lemont High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,324, 2023-24: 1,305, 2024-25: 1,28405001k1.5k2022-231,3242023-241,3052024-251,284
Lemont High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,324, 2023-24: 1,305, 2024-25: 1,28405001k1.5k2022-231,3242023-241,3052024-251,284

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,32491.214.5
2023-241,30588.514.7
2024-251,28485.415.0

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 Lemont High School scored proficient or above: 47% 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 arts47%29.9%325

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

96% of the 342 students in Lemont High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate96%87.6%
Students in the class342149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 1,284 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lemont Twp High School1,28415.0not 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 Lemont High School

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 Lemont High School

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLemont High School ranks 69 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,181).#69 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLemont High School is the number 301 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,324 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#301 of 865
  3. Carlinville CUSD 1The next larger Illinois district: 1,325 students in fall 2022, $14,248 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,248
  4. Litchfield CUSD 12The next smaller Illinois district: 1,316 students in fall 2022, $16,533 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,533
  5. Compare Lemont High School with Carlinville CUSD 1Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lemont Twp High School, its largest high school1,284 students in 2024-25, 15.0 per teacher.1,284
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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 Lemont High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Lemont High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 1,284 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lemont High School spend per student?
    $23,181 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 $24,736 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lemont High School's money come from?
    $40,567,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 21.0% state, 72.7% local and 6.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lemont High School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 64 of the 1,552 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.1%, 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 Lemont High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lemont High School scored proficient or above: 47% 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 the graduation rate in Lemont High School?
    96% of the 342 students in Lemont High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Lemont High School's NCES district ID?
    1722500. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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