Ridgeland SD 122

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1733690

Ridgeland SD 122 spent $17,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,394 students in 2024-25; 40.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,609 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Ridgeland SD 122 in enrollment (2,296 to 2,355 students) and Ridgeland SD 122 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ridgeland SD 122, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Herrin CUSD 4 $12,991; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Herrin CUSD 4$12,991State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ridgeland SD 122, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Herrin CUSD 4 $12,991; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Herrin CUSD 4$12,991State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ridgeland SD 122, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Herrin CUSD 4 $12,991; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Herrin CUSD 4$12,991State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ridgeland SD 122, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; Herrin CUSD 4 $12,991; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496Herrin CUSD 4$12,991State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$52,415,000 in revenue: 40.1% state, 47.2% local and 12.7% federal. Total spending including $2,292,000 of capital outlay was $51,072,000, or $21,854 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ridgeland SD 122 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $21,007,000; Local $24,738,000; Federal $6,670,000; total $52,415,000.
  • State$21,007,000 40%
  • Local$24,738,000 47%
  • Federal$6,670,000 13%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,337 students in 2022-23, 2,352 students in 2023-24, 2,394 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ridgeland SD 122 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,337, 2023-24: 2,352, 2024-25: 2,39401k2k3k2022-232,3372023-242,3522024-252,394
Ridgeland SD 122 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,337, 2023-24: 2,352, 2024-25: 2,39401k2k3k2022-232,3372023-242,3522024-252,394
Ridgeland SD 122 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,337, 2023-24: 2,352, 2024-25: 2,39401k2k3k2022-232,3372023-242,3522024-252,394
Ridgeland SD 122 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,337, 2023-24: 2,352, 2024-25: 2,39401k2k3k2022-232,3372023-242,3522024-252,394

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,337191.712.2
2023-242,352180.413.0
2024-252,394174.613.7

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 Ridgeland SD 122 scored proficient or above: 25% 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 arts25%29.9%1,437

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,669 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harnew Elementary School51211.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School39915.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
George W Lieb Elementary School39914.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Columbus Manor Elementary School35912.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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, 725 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Simmons Middle School72514.9All free (CEP)Eligible, no 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.

Contact Ridgeland SD 122

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 Ridgeland SD 122

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentRidgeland SD 122 ranks 216 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,422).#216 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisRidgeland SD 122 is the number 176 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,337 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#176 of 865
  3. Flossmoor SD 161The next larger Illinois district: 2,341 students in fall 2022, $18,170 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,170
  4. Bethalto CUSD 8The next smaller Illinois district: 2,321 students in fall 2022, $14,496 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,496
  5. Compare Ridgeland SD 122 with Flossmoor SD 161Enrollment, 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 Ridgeland SD 122

  1. How many schools and students are in Ridgeland SD 122?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 2,394 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ridgeland SD 122 spend per student?
    $17,422 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 $18,609 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ridgeland SD 122's money come from?
    $52,415,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.1% state, 47.2% local and 12.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ridgeland SD 122 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 633 of the 2,476 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.6%, 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 Ridgeland SD 122 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ridgeland SD 122 scored proficient or above: 25% 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 Ridgeland SD 122's NCES district ID?
    1733690. 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