An equity score of 31/100 ranks Prospect Heights Sd 23 #535 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,334 per pupil, Prospect Heights Sd 23 ranks #218 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,462
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,334
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Prospect Heights Sd 23 operates 4 public schools serving 1,462 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 middle, 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 $20,334 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 68.0% local, 25.0% state, and 7.0% 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 #535 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.
and 13.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.1% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School, with a diversity index of 59.1/100.
Its largest campus is Macarthur Middle School, enrolling 483 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Macarthur Middle School accounts for 32.7% of all Prospect Heights Sd 23 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Prospect Heights Sd 23-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.
Prospect Heights Sd 23 chronic absenteeism rate is 13.6% — 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.