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Norridge, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Norridge Sd 80 #744 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,465 per pupil, Norridge Sd 80 ranks #647 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,113
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,465
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norridge Sd 80 operates 2 public schools serving 1,113 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $13,465 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 66.2% local, 28.9% state, and 4.9% 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 #744 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 18.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.8% White, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is J Leigh Elem School, enrolling 612 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
J Leigh Elem School accounts for 55.0% of all Norridge Sd 80 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Norridge Sd 80 a distant remainder — means Norridge Sd 80-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Norridge Sd 80 chronic absenteeism rate is 18.4% — 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 Norridge Sd 80 is typically wider than the Norridge Sd 80-aggregate figure suggests.