Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1729190

Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 spent $17,518 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 56% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 6 schools enrolled 3,156 students in 2024-25; 33.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,821 per student, up 7.4% 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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 in enrollment (3,310 to 3,461 students) and Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694West Chicago ESD 33$28,160Wilmette Public Schools Distri…$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Freeport SD 145$22,580Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.010k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694West Chicago ESD 33$28,160Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Freeport SD 145$22,580Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kChsd 128$32,694West Chicago ESD 33$28,160Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Freeport SD 145$22,580Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Freeport SD 145 $22,580; Belleville SD 118 $19,365; Addison SD 4 $19,060; North Palos SD 117 $17,694; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 $9,950; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.020k40kChsd 128$32,694West Chicago ESD 33$28,160Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Freeport SD 145$22,580Belleville SD 118$19,365Addison SD 4$19,060North Palos SD 117$17,694Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3$9,950State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$74,471,000 in revenue: 33.3% state, 57.3% local and 9.4% federal. Total spending including $2,375,000 of capital outlay was $64,120,000, or $18,926 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $24,819,000; Local $42,675,000; Federal $6,977,000; total $74,471,000.
  • State$24,819,000 33%
  • Local$42,675,000 57%
  • Federal$6,977,000 9%

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

3,388 students in 2022-23, 3,332 students in 2023-24, 3,156 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,388, 2023-24: 3,332, 2024-25: 3,15601k2k3k4k2022-233,3882023-243,3322024-253,156
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,388, 2023-24: 3,332, 2024-25: 3,15601k2k3k4k2022-233,3882023-243,3322024-253,156
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,388, 2023-24: 3,332, 2024-25: 3,15601k2k3k4k2022-233,3882023-243,3322024-253,156
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,388, 2023-24: 3,332, 2024-25: 3,15601k2k3k4k2022-233,3882023-243,3322024-253,156

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,388231.414.6
2023-243,332244.813.6
2024-253,156243.413.0

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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 scored proficient or above: 29% 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 arts29%29.9%2,097

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, 2,066 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
J Covington Elementary School47012.7not reportedNot reported
Sward Elementary School45714.6not reportedNot Title I
J M Hannum Elementary School41013.4not reportedNot reported
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School39111.2not reportedNot Title I
Hometown Elementary School3389.5not reportedNot 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, 1,090 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School1,09014.7not reportedNot 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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123

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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 ranks 212 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,518).#212 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 is the number 118 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,388 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#118 of 865
  3. Belleville SD 118The next larger Illinois district: 3,390 students in fall 2022, $19,365 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,365
  4. West Chicago ESD 33The next smaller Illinois district: 3,357 students in fall 2022, $28,160 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,160
  5. Compare Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 with Belleville SD 118Enrollment, 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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123

  1. How many schools and students are in Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 3,156 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 spend per student?
    $17,518 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 $18,821 per student, up 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123's money come from?
    $74,471,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.3% state, 57.3% local and 9.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 476 of the 3,789 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.6%, 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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 scored proficient or above: 29% 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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123's NCES district ID?
    1729190. 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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