An equity score of 33/100 ranks North Palos Sd 117 #493 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,546 per pupil, North Palos Sd 117 ranks #382 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,397
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,546
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Palos Sd 117 operates 5 public schools serving 3,397 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 middle 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 $16,546 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.8% local, 38.8% state, and 10.5% 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 33/100, ranked #493 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.0% White, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dr Kenneth M Sorrick School, with a diversity index of 71.1/100.
Its largest campus is H H Conrady Jr High School, enrolling 1,047 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
H H Conrady Jr High School accounts for 30.8% of all North Palos Sd 117 student enrollment
That concentration means North Palos Sd 117-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
North Palos Sd 117 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
North Palos Sd 117 school enrollment ranges from 431 students (lowest) to 1,047 students (highest), a spread of 616 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.
North Palos Sd 117 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6%: slightly below the ~28 national average, 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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within North Palos Sd 117 is typically wider than the North Palos Sd 117-aggregate figure suggests.