An equity score of 30/100 ranks Palos Ccsd 118 #549 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,462 per pupil, Palos Ccsd 118 ranks #391 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,104
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,462
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Palos Ccsd 118 operates 3 public schools serving 2,104 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 $17,462 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 63.9% local, 28.2% state, and 7.9% 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 30/100, ranked #549 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 13.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.4% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Palos South Middle School, with a diversity index of 40.2/100.
Its largest campus is Palos South Middle School, enrolling 717 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Palos South Middle School accounts for 33.8% of all Palos Ccsd 118 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Palos Ccsd 118-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Palos Ccsd 118 chronic absenteeism rate is 13.5% — 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.