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Palatine, Illinois - 19 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Palatine Ccsd 15 #529 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,671 per pupil, Palatine Ccsd 15 ranks #250 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Palatine Ccsd 15 operates 19 public schools serving 11,103 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 6 elementary, 4 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $19,671 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 63.0% local, 28.2% state, and 8.9% 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 31/100, ranked #529 of 759 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.
a 919.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.6% White, 32.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gray M Sanborn Elem School, with a diversity index of 69.9/100.
Its largest campus is Plum Grove Jr High School, enrolling 1,128 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Winston Campus Elementary, at 2 students, a 564x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Palatine Ccsd 15 school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,128 students (highest), a spread of 1,126 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
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 Palatine Ccsd 15 is typically wider than the Palatine Ccsd 15-aggregate figure suggests.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 19 schools in Palatine Ccsd 15.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Palatine Ccsd 15's schools, above the Illinois average of 38.9.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Illinois districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora West Usd 129 | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Cusd 200 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| St Charles Cusd 303 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Champaign Cusd 4 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Township Hsd 214 | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Palatine Ccsd 15's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs City of Chicago Sd 299 →Palatine Ccsd 15 has 19 schools, including 4 middle, 9 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 11,103 students.
Palatine Ccsd 15 spends $19,671 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #529 in Illinois.
Palatine Ccsd 15 students are 43.6% White, 32.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 3.9% African American, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Palatine Ccsd 15 has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #529 out of 759 districts in Illinois.
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