Palos School District 118

Listed by NCES as Palos CCSD 118 (district ID 1730600)

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1730600

Palos School District 118 spent $17,462 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 3 schools enrolled 2,122 students in 2024-25; 29.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,629 per student, up 6.7% 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 Palos School District 118 in enrollment (2,074 to 2,150 students) and Palos School District 118 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Palos School District 118, FY23Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; West Chicago Community High School $18,555; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Rochester CUSD 3A $14,490; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kLibertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997West Chicago Community High Sc…$18,555Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Rochester CUSD 3A$14,490Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Palos School District 118, FY23Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; West Chicago Community High School $18,555; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Rochester CUSD 3A $14,490; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kLibertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997West Chicago Community High School$18,555Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Rochester CUSD 3A$14,490Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Palos School District 118, FY23Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; West Chicago Community High School $18,555; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Rochester CUSD 3A $14,490; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kLibertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997West Chicago Community High School$18,555Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Rochester CUSD 3A$14,490Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Palos School District 118, FY23Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; West Chicago Community High School $18,555; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Rochester CUSD 3A $14,490; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kLibertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997West Chicago Community High School$18,555Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Rochester CUSD 3A$14,490Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$41,390,000 in revenue: 29.2% state, 66.4% local and 4.3% federal. Total spending including $2,292,000 of capital outlay was $41,693,000, or $19,816 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Palos School District 118 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $12,098,000; Local $27,500,000; Federal $1,792,000; total $41,390,000.
  • State$12,098,000 29%
  • Local$27,500,000 66%
  • Federal$1,792,000 4%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,104 students in 2022-23, 2,116 students in 2023-24, 2,122 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Palos School District 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,104, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,12201k2k3k2022-232,1042023-242,1162024-252,122
Palos School District 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,104, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,12201k2k3k2022-232,1042023-242,1162024-252,122
Palos School District 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,104, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,12201k2k3k2022-232,1042023-242,1162024-252,122
Palos School District 118 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,104, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,12201k2k3k2022-232,1042023-242,1162024-252,122

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,104149.114.1
2023-242,116150.514.1
2024-252,122155.813.6

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 Palos School District 118 scored proficient or above: 59% 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 arts59%29.9%1,377

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,405 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Palos East Elementary School70512.5not reportedTargeted program
Palos West Elementary School70013.9not reportedTargeted program

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, 717 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Palos South Middle School71714.6not reportedNot Title I

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 Palos School District 118

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 Palos School District 118

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentPalos School District 118 ranks 213 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,462).#213 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisPalos School District 118 is the number 197 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,104 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#197 of 865
  3. Coal City CUSD 1The next larger Illinois district: 2,112 students in fall 2022, $15,447 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,447
  4. Fremont SD 79The next smaller Illinois district: 2,081 students in fall 2022, $17,197 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,197
  5. Compare Palos School District 118 with Coal City CUSD 1Enrollment, 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 Palos School District 118

  1. How many schools and students are in Palos School District 118?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 2,122 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Palos School District 118 spend per student?
    $17,462 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 $18,629 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Palos School District 118's money come from?
    $41,390,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 29.2% state, 66.4% local and 4.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Palos School District 118 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 220 of the 2,026 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.9%, 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 Palos School District 118 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Palos School District 118 scored proficient or above: 59% 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 Palos School District 118's NCES district ID?
    1730600. 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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