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Oak Park, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 #413 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,854 per pupil, Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 ranks #32 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,304
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$26,854
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 operates 1 public schools serving 3,304 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $26,854 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 72.0% local, 23.5% state, and 4.5% 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 37/100, ranked #413 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 254.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.9% White, 17.3% African American, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch accounts for 100.0% of all Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 a distant remainder — means Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 student-counselor ratio is 254:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 is typically wider than the Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200-aggregate figure suggests.
Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 chronic absenteeism rate is 14.0% — low (typically 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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200?
Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 3,304 students.
How much does Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 spend per student?
Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 spends $26,854 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #413 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200?
Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 students are 51.9% White, 17.3% African American, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200?
Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #413 out of 763 districts in Illinois.