An equity score of 48/100 ranks Lincolnwood Sd 74 #152 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,278 per pupil, Lincolnwood Sd 74 ranks #66 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,221
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$26,278
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lincolnwood Sd 74 operates 3 public schools serving 1,221 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 $26,278 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 73.5% local, 20.9% state, and 5.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #152 of 759 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.
and 23.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.5% White, 35.5% Asian, 4.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Hall Middle School, with a diversity index of 65.7/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Hall Middle School, enrolling 413 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincoln Hall Middle School accounts for 33.8% of all Lincolnwood Sd 74 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lincolnwood Sd 74-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Lincolnwood Sd 74 chronic absenteeism rate is 23.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Lincolnwood Sd 74 is typically wider than the Lincolnwood Sd 74-aggregate figure suggests.