An equity score of 32/100 ranks Schiller Park Sd 81 #514 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,240 per pupil, Schiller Park Sd 81 ranks #577 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,337
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,240
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Schiller Park Sd 81 operates 3 public schools serving 1,337 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $15,240 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 71.3% local, 20.0% state, and 8.7% 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 #514 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 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.2% Hispanic or Latino, 40.7% White, 4.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Middle School, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.
Its largest campus is John F Kennedy Elem School, enrolling 603 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
John F Kennedy Elem School accounts for 44.9% of all Schiller Park Sd 81 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Schiller Park Sd 81-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Schiller Park Sd 81 school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Schiller Park Sd 81 school enrollment ranges from 267 students (lowest) to 603 students (highest), a spread of 336 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.
Schiller Park Sd 81 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Schiller Park Sd 81 is typically wider than the Schiller Park Sd 81-aggregate figure suggests.