An equity score of 32/100 ranks Riverside Sd 96 #513 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,929 per pupil, Riverside Sd 96 ranks #238 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,723
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$19,929
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Riverside Sd 96 operates 5 public schools serving 1,723 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 middle 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 $19,929 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 82.3% local, 12.9% state, and 4.8% 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 32/100, ranked #513 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 12.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.9% White, 31.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is A F Ames Elem School, with a diversity index of 62.1/100.
Its largest campus is L J Hauser Jr High School, enrolling 597 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hollywood Elem School, at 114 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
L J Hauser Jr High School accounts for 33.3% of all Riverside Sd 96 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Riverside Sd 96-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.
Riverside Sd 96 school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Riverside Sd 96 school enrollment ranges from 114 students (lowest) to 597 students (highest), a spread of 483 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.
Riverside Sd 96 chronic absenteeism rate is 12.3% — 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.