Ottawa Twp HSD 140 operates 1 public schools serving 1,261 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 1,223 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in LaSalle County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,530 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 68.6% local, 26.0% state, and 5.4% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $83,776 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 30/100, ranked #560 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 244.6:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 53.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% White, 16.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools.
Ottawa Township High School accounts for 100.0% of all Ottawa Twp HSD 140 student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Ottawa Twp HSD 140-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.
Ottawa Twp HSD 140 student-counselor ratio is 245:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Ottawa Twp HSD 140 chronic absenteeism rate is 53.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Ottawa Twp HSD 140 has 1 schools, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,261 students.
How much does Ottawa Twp HSD 140 spend per student?
Ottawa Twp HSD 140 spends $19,530 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #560 in Illinois.
What is the average teacher salary in Ottawa Twp HSD 140?
The average teacher salary in Ottawa Twp HSD 140 is $83,776 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the demographic composition of Ottawa Twp HSD 140?
Ottawa Twp HSD 140 students are 76.5% White, 16.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ottawa Twp HSD 140?
Ottawa Twp HSD 140 has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #560 out of 763 districts in Illinois. This score measures resource distribution fairness across schools in the district.