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River Grove, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks River Grove Sd 85-5 #302 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,707 per pupil, River Grove Sd 85-5 ranks #303 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
River Grove Sd 85-5 operates 1 public schools serving 716 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $17,707 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.5% local, 46.4% state, and 11.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #302 of 763 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 361:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.5% Hispanic or Latino, 38.9% White, 3.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is River Grove Elem School, enrolling 722 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
River Grove Elem School accounts for 100.0% of all River Grove Sd 85-5 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of River Grove Sd 85-5 a distant remainder — means River Grove Sd 85-5-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
River Grove Sd 85-5 student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
River Grove Sd 85-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 River Grove Sd 85-5 is typically wider than the River Grove Sd 85-5-aggregate figure suggests.
River Grove Sd 85-5 has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 716 students.
How much does River Grove Sd 85-5 spend per student?
River Grove Sd 85-5 spends $17,707 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #302 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of River Grove Sd 85-5?
River Grove Sd 85-5 students are 53.5% Hispanic or Latino, 38.9% White, 3.0% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for River Grove Sd 85-5?
River Grove Sd 85-5 has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #302 out of 763 districts in Illinois.