An equity score of 15/100 ranks New Lenox Sd 122 #741 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,364 per pupil, New Lenox Sd 122 ranks #565 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,050
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$14,364
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Lenox Sd 122 operates 12 public schools serving 5,050 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Will County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,364 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 70.5% local, 24.2% state, and 5.3% 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 15/100, ranked #741 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 10.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.7% White, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cherry Hill Elem and Ec Center, with a diversity index of 48.0/100.
Its largest campus is Alex M Martino Jr High School, enrolling 591 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cherry Hill Elem and Ec Center, at 141 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
New Lenox Sd 122 school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
New Lenox Sd 122 school enrollment ranges from 141 students (lowest) to 591 students (highest), a spread of 450 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
New Lenox Sd 122 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.7%: well below typical (strongly associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 below the benchmark often reflect a distinctive local circumstance rather than ordinary scale differences.