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Mt Prospect, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks River Trails Sd 26 #166 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,139 per pupil, River Trails Sd 26 ranks #169 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,514
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,139
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
River Trails Sd 26 operates 4 public schools serving 1,514 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 $20,139 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 70.8% local, 22.4% state, and 6.8% 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 47/100, ranked #166 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.0% White, 25.5% Asian, 17.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Euclid Elem School, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.
Its largest campus is River Trails Middle School, enrolling 508 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
River Trails Middle School accounts for 33.6% of all River Trails Sd 26 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means River Trails Sd 26-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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 Trails Sd 26 school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
River Trails Sd 26 school enrollment ranges from 175 students (lowest) to 508 students (highest), a spread of 333 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
River Trails Sd 26 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 Trails Sd 26 is typically wider than the River Trails Sd 26-aggregate figure suggests.