River Trails SD 26

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1733870

River Trails SD 26 spent $21,707 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,462 students in 2024-25; 21.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,162 per student, up 2.1% 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 River Trails SD 26 in enrollment (1,493 to 1,534 students) and River Trails SD 26 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to River Trails SD 26, FY23River Trails SD 26 $21,707; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Tolono CUSD 7 $14,731; Robinson Schools $14,473; Eureka CUD 140 $12,800; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kRiver Trails SD 26$21,707Harvey SD 152$21,475Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Meridian Community Unit School…$16,212Tolono CUSD 7$14,731Robinson Schools$14,473Eureka CUD 140$12,800Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to River Trails SD 26, FY23River Trails SD 26 $21,707; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Tolono CUSD 7 $14,731; Robinson Schools $14,473; Eureka CUD 140 $12,800; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kRiver Trails SD 26$21,707Harvey SD 152$21,475Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Meridian Community Unit School Dist…$16,212Tolono CUSD 7$14,731Robinson Schools$14,473Eureka CUD 140$12,800Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to River Trails SD 26, FY23River Trails SD 26 $21,707; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Tolono CUSD 7 $14,731; Robinson Schools $14,473; Eureka CUD 140 $12,800; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kRiver Trails SD 26$21,707Harvey SD 152$21,475Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Meridian Community Unit School District #223$16,212Tolono CUSD 7$14,731Robinson Schools$14,473Eureka CUD 140$12,800Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to River Trails SD 26, FY23River Trails SD 26 $21,707; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Tolono CUSD 7 $14,731; Robinson Schools $14,473; Eureka CUD 140 $12,800; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kRiver Trails SD 26$21,707Harvey SD 152$21,475Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Meridian Community Unit School District…$16,212Tolono CUSD 7$14,731Robinson Schools$14,473Eureka CUD 140$12,800Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$40,217,000 in revenue: 21.0% state, 74.8% local and 4.2% federal. Total spending including $3,322,000 of capital outlay was $37,633,000, or $24,857 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

River Trails SD 26 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,458,000; Local $30,087,000; Federal $1,672,000; total $40,217,000.
  • State$8,458,000 21%
  • Local$30,087,000 75%
  • Federal$1,672,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,514 students in 2022-23, 1,501 students in 2023-24, 1,462 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

River Trails SD 26 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,514, 2023-24: 1,501, 2024-25: 1,46205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5142023-241,5012024-251,462
River Trails SD 26 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,514, 2023-24: 1,501, 2024-25: 1,46205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5142023-241,5012024-251,462
River Trails SD 26 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,514, 2023-24: 1,501, 2024-25: 1,46205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5142023-241,5012024-251,462
River Trails SD 26 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,514, 2023-24: 1,501, 2024-25: 1,46205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5142023-241,5012024-251,462

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,514135.511.2
2023-241,501128.011.7
2024-251,462130.011.2

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 River Trails SD 26 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 arts40%29.9%955

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.

3 elementary schools, 954 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Indian Grove Elementary School43512.1not reportedNot Title I
Euclid Elementary School3449.8not reportedSchoolwide program
Prairie Trails School17510.9not reportedNot reported

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, 508 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
River Trails Middle School50811.8not reportedEligible, 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 River Trails SD 26

  • Phone: (847) 297-4120
  • Office: 1900 E Kensington Rd, Mt Prospect, IL 60056

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 River Trails SD 26

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentRiver Trails SD 26 ranks 95 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,707).#95 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisRiver Trails SD 26 is the number 266 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,514 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#266 of 865
  3. Robinson SchoolsThe next larger Illinois district: 1,523 students in fall 2022, $14,473 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,473
  4. Mount Vernon SD 80The next smaller Illinois district: 1,509 students in fall 2022, $18,791 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,791
  5. Compare River Trails SD 26 with Robinson SchoolsEnrollment, 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 River Trails SD 26

  1. How many schools and students are in River Trails SD 26?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,462 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does River Trails SD 26 spend per student?
    $21,707 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 $22,162 per student, up 2.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does River Trails SD 26's money come from?
    $40,217,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 21.0% state, 74.8% local and 4.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in River Trails SD 26 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 100 of the 1,481 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.8%, 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 River Trails SD 26 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in River Trails SD 26 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 River Trails SD 26's NCES district ID?
    1733870. 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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