Lyons SD 103

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1723850

Lyons SD 103 spent $19,997 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,042 students in 2024-25; 38.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,396 per student, up 2.0% 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 Lyons SD 103 in enrollment (2,081 to 2,212 students) and Lyons SD 103 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lyons SD 103, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMundelein High School$24,008Libertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lyons SD 103, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMundelein High School$24,008Libertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lyons SD 103, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMundelein High School$24,008Libertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lyons SD 103, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMundelein High School$24,008Libertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$56,942,000 in revenue: 38.7% state, 48.0% local and 13.3% federal. Total spending including $398,000 of capital outlay was $48,103,000, or $22,394 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lyons SD 103 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $22,035,000; Local $27,310,000; Federal $7,597,000; total $56,942,000.
  • State$22,035,000 39%
  • Local$27,310,000 48%
  • Federal$7,597,000 13%

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

2,148 students in 2022-23, 2,086 students in 2023-24, 2,042 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lyons SD 103 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,148, 2023-24: 2,086, 2024-25: 2,04201k2k3k2022-232,1482023-242,0862024-252,042
Lyons SD 103 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,148, 2023-24: 2,086, 2024-25: 2,04201k2k3k2022-232,1482023-242,0862024-252,042
Lyons SD 103 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,148, 2023-24: 2,086, 2024-25: 2,04201k2k3k2022-232,1482023-242,0862024-252,042
Lyons SD 103 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,148, 2023-24: 2,086, 2024-25: 2,04201k2k3k2022-232,1482023-242,0862024-252,042

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,148193.211.1
2023-242,086190.710.9
2024-252,042207.59.8

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 Lyons SD 103 scored proficient or above: 18% 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 arts18%29.9%1,365

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.

5 elementary schools, 1,383 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Elementary School3669.1All free (CEP)Not reported
Edison Elementary School2829.7All free (CEP)Not reported
Home Elementary School25610.6All free (CEP)Not reported
J W Robinson Jr Elementary School2518.9All free (CEP)Not reported
Costello School2288.5All free (CEP)Not 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.

1 middle school, 659 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washington Middle School65911.2All free (CEP)Not 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.

Contact Lyons SD 103

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 Lyons SD 103

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLyons SD 103 ranks 131 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,997).#131 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLyons SD 103 is the number 193 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,148 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#193 of 865
  3. Bellwood SD 88The next larger Illinois district: 2,150 students in fall 2022, $20,709 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,709
  4. Libertyville SD 70The next smaller Illinois district: 2,145 students in fall 2022, $23,441 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,441
  5. Compare Lyons SD 103 with Bellwood SD 88Enrollment, 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 Lyons SD 103

  1. How many schools and students are in Lyons SD 103?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 2,042 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lyons SD 103 spend per student?
    $19,997 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 $20,396 per student, up 2.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lyons SD 103's money come from?
    $56,942,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.7% state, 48.0% local and 13.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lyons SD 103 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 393 of the 2,495 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.8%, 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 Lyons SD 103 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lyons SD 103 scored proficient or above: 18% 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 Lyons SD 103's NCES district ID?
    1723850. 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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