Niles Township High Schools District 219

Listed by NCES as Niles Twp HSD 219 (district ID 1728530)

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1728530

Niles Township High Schools District 219 spent $35,441 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 2 schools enrolled 4,645 students in 2024-25; 18.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $37,090 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Illinois: 87.6%).

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 Niles Township High Schools District 219 in enrollment (4,655 to 4,784 students) and Niles Township High Schools District 219 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Niles Township High Schools District 219, FY23Niles Township High Schools District 219 $35,441; Thornton Township High School District 205 $28,504; East Saint Louis School District 189 $27,439; Chsd 99 $26,343; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 $22,454; Danville School District 118 $21,893; Woodland School District 50 $21,130; Kankakee SD 111 $18,743; Dunlap CUSD 323 $12,919; Ball Chatham CUSD 5 $11,231; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kNiles Township High Schools Di…$35,441Thornton Township High School …$28,504East Saint Louis School Distri…$27,439Chsd 99$26,343Park Ridge-Niles School Distri…$22,454Danville School District 118$21,893Woodland School District 50$21,130Kankakee SD 111$18,743Dunlap CUSD 323$12,919Ball Chatham CUSD 5$11,231State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Niles Township High Schools District 219, FY23Niles Township High Schools District 219 $35,441; Thornton Township High School District 205 $28,504; East Saint Louis School District 189 $27,439; Chsd 99 $26,343; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 $22,454; Danville School District 118 $21,893; Woodland School District 50 $21,130; Kankakee SD 111 $18,743; Dunlap CUSD 323 $12,919; Ball Chatham CUSD 5 $11,231; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kNiles Township High Schools Distric…$35,441Thornton Township High School Distr…$28,504East Saint Louis School District 189$27,439Chsd 99$26,343Park Ridge-Niles School District 64$22,454Danville School District 118$21,893Woodland School District 50$21,130Kankakee SD 111$18,743Dunlap CUSD 323$12,919Ball Chatham CUSD 5$11,231State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Niles Township High Schools District 219, FY23Niles Township High Schools District 219 $35,441; Thornton Township High School District 205 $28,504; East Saint Louis School District 189 $27,439; Chsd 99 $26,343; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 $22,454; Danville School District 118 $21,893; Woodland School District 50 $21,130; Kankakee SD 111 $18,743; Dunlap CUSD 323 $12,919; Ball Chatham CUSD 5 $11,231; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kNiles Township High Schools District 219$35,441Thornton Township High School District 205$28,504East Saint Louis School District 189$27,439Chsd 99$26,343Park Ridge-Niles School District 64$22,454Danville School District 118$21,893Woodland School District 50$21,130Kankakee SD 111$18,743Dunlap CUSD 323$12,919Ball Chatham CUSD 5$11,231State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Niles Township High Schools District 219, FY23Niles Township High Schools District 219 $35,441; Thornton Township High School District 205 $28,504; East Saint Louis School District 189 $27,439; Chsd 99 $26,343; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 $22,454; Danville School District 118 $21,893; Woodland School District 50 $21,130; Kankakee SD 111 $18,743; Dunlap CUSD 323 $12,919; Ball Chatham CUSD 5 $11,231; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kNiles Township High Schools District 219$35,441Thornton Township High School District…$28,504East Saint Louis School District 189$27,439Chsd 99$26,343Park Ridge-Niles School District 64$22,454Danville School District 118$21,893Woodland School District 50$21,130Kankakee SD 111$18,743Dunlap CUSD 323$12,919Ball Chatham CUSD 5$11,231State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$207,708,000 in revenue: 18.8% state, 79.3% local and 1.9% federal. Total spending including $24,528,000 of capital outlay was $194,010,000, or $41,794 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Niles Township High Schools District 219 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $39,048,000; Local $164,788,000; Federal $3,872,000; total $207,708,000.
  • State$39,048,000 19%
  • Local$164,788,000 79%
  • Federal$3,872,000 2%

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

4,642 students in 2022-23, 4,630 students in 2023-24, 4,645 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Niles Township High Schools District 219 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,642, 2023-24: 4,630, 2024-25: 4,64502k4k6k2022-234,6422023-244,6302024-254,645
Niles Township High Schools District 219 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,642, 2023-24: 4,630, 2024-25: 4,64502k4k6k2022-234,6422023-244,6302024-254,645
Niles Township High Schools District 219 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,642, 2023-24: 4,630, 2024-25: 4,64502k4k6k2022-234,6422023-244,6302024-254,645
Niles Township High Schools District 219 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,642, 2023-24: 4,630, 2024-25: 4,64502k4k6k2022-234,6422023-244,6302024-254,645

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,642348.513.3
2023-244,630353.413.1
2024-254,645370.112.6

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 Niles Township High Schools District 219 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%1,183

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

91% of the 1,189 students in Niles Township High Schools District 219's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate91%87.6%
Students in the class1,189149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 high schools, 4,645 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Niles West High School2,64613.4not reportedTargeted program
Niles North High School1,99911.6not reportedTargeted 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.

Contact Niles Township High Schools District 219

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 Niles Township High Schools District 219

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentNiles Township High Schools District 219 ranks 4 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($35,441).#4 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisNiles Township High Schools District 219 is the number 76 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 4,642 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#76 of 865
  3. Ball Chatham CUSD 5The next larger Illinois district: 4,655 students in fall 2022, $11,231 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,231
  4. Minooka CCSD 201The next smaller Illinois district: 4,499 students in fall 2022, $13,808 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,808
  5. Compare Niles Township High Schools District 219 with Ball Chatham CUSD 5Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Niles West High School, its largest high school2,646 students in 2024-25, 13.4 per teacher.2,646
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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 Niles Township High Schools District 219

  1. How many schools and students are in Niles Township High Schools District 219?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 high), enrolling 4,645 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Niles Township High Schools District 219 spend per student?
    $35,441 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 $37,090 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Niles Township High Schools District 219's money come from?
    $207,708,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 18.8% state, 79.3% local and 1.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Niles Township High Schools District 219 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 604 of the 5,326 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.3%, 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 Niles Township High Schools District 219 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Niles Township High Schools District 219 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 the graduation rate in Niles Township High Schools District 219?
    91% of the 1,189 students in Niles Township High Schools District 219's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Niles Township High Schools District 219's NCES district ID?
    1728530. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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