An equity score of 45/100 ranks Schaumburg Ccsd 54 #211 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,058 per pupil, Schaumburg Ccsd 54 ranks #210 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,966
Total Enrollment
28
Schools
$19,058
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Schaumburg Ccsd 54 operates 28 public schools serving 14,966 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 23 elementary, 4 middle, 1 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $19,058 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 65.0% local, 29.5% state, and 5.5% 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 45/100, ranked #211 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 682.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.1% White, 26.2% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John Muir Literacy Academy, with a diversity index of 76.1/100.
Its largest campus is Michael Collins Elem School, enrolling 789 students (5% of the district's total enrollment).
Schaumburg Ccsd 54 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Schaumburg Ccsd 54 school enrollment ranges from 324 students (lowest) to 789 students (highest), a spread of 465 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.
Schaumburg Ccsd 54 student-counselor ratio is 683:1: well above typical (strongly 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 Values this far above the benchmark warrant a closer look at the underlying sub-units rather than treating the aggregate as representative.
Schaumburg Ccsd 54 chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3%: slightly below the ~28 national average, 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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Schaumburg Ccsd 54 is typically wider than the Schaumburg Ccsd 54-aggregate figure suggests.