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Calumet City, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Lincoln Esd 156 #170 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,644 per pupil, Lincoln Esd 156 ranks #375 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lincoln Esd 156 operates 1 public schools serving 772 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,644 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.0% local, 60.2% state, and 23.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #170 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 717:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.4% African American, 44.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Elem School, enrolling 717 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincoln Elem School accounts for 92.9% of all Lincoln Esd 156 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lincoln Esd 156 a distant remainder — means Lincoln Esd 156-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Lincoln Esd 156 student-counselor ratio is 717:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Lincoln Esd 156 chronic absenteeism rate is 42.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Lincoln Esd 156 has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 772 students.
How much does Lincoln Esd 156 spend per student?
Lincoln Esd 156 spends $16,644 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #170 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Lincoln Esd 156?
Lincoln Esd 156 students are 53.4% African American, 44.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lincoln Esd 156?
Lincoln Esd 156 has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #170 out of 763 districts in Illinois.