Lombard Elementary District 44

Listed by NCES as Lombard SD 44 (district ID 1723460)

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1723460

Lombard Elementary District 44 spent $23,110 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 81% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 8 schools enrolled 2,989 students in 2024-25; 25.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,268 per student, up 0.7% 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 Lombard Elementary District 44 in enrollment (2,796 to 3,087 students) and Lombard Elementary District 44 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lombard Elementary District 44, 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; Highland CUSD 5 $12,907; 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 …$17,677Highland CUSD 5$12,907State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lombard Elementary District 44, 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; Highland CUSD 5 $12,907; 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…$17,677Highland CUSD 5$12,907State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lombard Elementary District 44, 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; Highland CUSD 5 $12,907; 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$17,677Highland CUSD 5$12,907State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lombard Elementary District 44, 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; Highland CUSD 5 $12,907; 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…$17,677Highland CUSD 5$12,907State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$82,180,000 in revenue: 25.5% state, 70.7% local and 3.7% federal. Total spending including $5,226,000 of capital outlay was $77,048,000, or $26,012 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lombard Elementary District 44 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $20,990,000; Local $58,125,000; Federal $3,065,000; total $82,180,000.
  • State$20,990,000 26%
  • Local$58,125,000 71%
  • Federal$3,065,000 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,962 students in 2022-23, 3,001 students in 2023-24, 2,989 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lombard Elementary District 44 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,962, 2023-24: 3,001, 2024-25: 2,98901k2k3k4k2022-232,9622023-243,0012024-252,989
Lombard Elementary District 44 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,962, 2023-24: 3,001, 2024-25: 2,98901k2k3k4k2022-232,9622023-243,0012024-252,989
Lombard Elementary District 44 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,962, 2023-24: 3,001, 2024-25: 2,98901k2k3k4k2022-232,9622023-243,0012024-252,989
Lombard Elementary District 44 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,962, 2023-24: 3,001, 2024-25: 2,98901k2k3k4k2022-232,9622023-243,0012024-252,989

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,962239.112.4
2023-243,001241.712.4
2024-252,989243.812.3

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 Lombard Elementary District 44 scored proficient or above: 37% 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 arts37%29.9%1,873

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.

6 elementary schools, 1,895 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Madison Elementary School47711.4not reportedSchoolwide program
Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School38113.6not reportedNot Title I
Butterfield Elementary School29313.1not reportedNot Title I
Manor Hill Elementary School28510.9not reportedTargeted program
Pleasant Lane Elementary School24513.3not reportedNot Title I
Park View Elementary School2149.7not 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.

1 middle school, 935 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Glenn Westlake Middle School93512.2not 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 other school, 159 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John Schroder Early Childhood Ctr15919.6not reportedNot reported

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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

John Schroder Early Childhood Ctr

School in Lombard; open in 2024-25; 159 students; 19.6 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Lombard Elementary District 44

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 Lombard Elementary District 44

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLombard Elementary District 44 ranks 71 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,110).#71 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLombard Elementary District 44 is the number 138 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,962 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#138 of 865
  3. Bloom Twp HSD 206The next larger Illinois district: 2,964 students in fall 2022, $21,244 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,244
  4. Minooka Community High School District #111The next smaller Illinois district: 2,930 students in fall 2022, $17,677 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,677
  5. Compare Lombard Elementary District 44 with Bloom Twp HSD 206Enrollment, 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 Lombard Elementary District 44

  1. How many schools and students are in Lombard Elementary District 44?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 1 middle, 1 other), enrolling 2,989 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lombard Elementary District 44 spend per student?
    $23,110 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 $23,268 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lombard Elementary District 44's money come from?
    $82,180,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.5% state, 70.7% local and 3.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lombard Elementary District 44 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 179 of the 3,456 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.2%, 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 Lombard Elementary District 44 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lombard Elementary District 44 scored proficient or above: 37% 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 Lombard Elementary District 44's NCES district ID?
    1723460. 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 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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