Skokie SD 73-5

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1710380

Skokie SD 73-5 spent $26,771 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 94% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,065 students in 2024-25; 21.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $30,183 per student, up 12.7% 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 Skokie SD 73-5 in enrollment (1,054 to 1,078 students) and Skokie SD 73-5 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Skokie SD 73-5, FY23Skokie SD 73-5 $26,771; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Lincoln Elementary School District #27 $17,100; Lawrence County CUD 20 $15,211; Princeton ESD 115 $14,760; Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 $14,571; Rockridge CUSD 300 $14,345; PORTA Community School District #202 $13,630; Benton District 47 $13,057; Morris SD 54 $12,715; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kSkokie SD 73-5$26,771Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Lincoln Elementary School Dist…$17,100Lawrence County CUD 20$15,211Princeton ESD 115$14,760Marengo-Union E Cons D 165$14,571Rockridge CUSD 300$14,345PORTA Community School Distric…$13,630Benton District 47$13,057Morris SD 54$12,715State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Skokie SD 73-5, FY23Skokie SD 73-5 $26,771; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Lincoln Elementary School District #27 $17,100; Lawrence County CUD 20 $15,211; Princeton ESD 115 $14,760; Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 $14,571; Rockridge CUSD 300 $14,345; PORTA Community School District #202 $13,630; Benton District 47 $13,057; Morris SD 54 $12,715; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kSkokie SD 73-5$26,771Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Lincoln Elementary School District …$17,100Lawrence County CUD 20$15,211Princeton ESD 115$14,760Marengo-Union E Cons D 165$14,571Rockridge CUSD 300$14,345PORTA Community School District #202$13,630Benton District 47$13,057Morris SD 54$12,715State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Skokie SD 73-5, FY23Skokie SD 73-5 $26,771; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Lincoln Elementary School District #27 $17,100; Lawrence County CUD 20 $15,211; Princeton ESD 115 $14,760; Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 $14,571; Rockridge CUSD 300 $14,345; PORTA Community School District #202 $13,630; Benton District 47 $13,057; Morris SD 54 $12,715; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kSkokie SD 73-5$26,771Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Lincoln Elementary School District #27$17,100Lawrence County CUD 20$15,211Princeton ESD 115$14,760Marengo-Union E Cons D 165$14,571Rockridge CUSD 300$14,345PORTA Community School District #202$13,630Benton District 47$13,057Morris SD 54$12,715State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Skokie SD 73-5, FY23Skokie SD 73-5 $26,771; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Lincoln Elementary School District #27 $17,100; Lawrence County CUD 20 $15,211; Princeton ESD 115 $14,760; Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 $14,571; Rockridge CUSD 300 $14,345; PORTA Community School District #202 $13,630; Benton District 47 $13,057; Morris SD 54 $12,715; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kSkokie SD 73-5$26,771Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Lincoln Elementary School District #27$17,100Lawrence County CUD 20$15,211Princeton ESD 115$14,760Marengo-Union E Cons D 165$14,571Rockridge CUSD 300$14,345PORTA Community School District #202$13,630Benton District 47$13,057Morris SD 54$12,715State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$35,019,000 in revenue: 21.9% state, 74.4% local and 3.7% federal. Total spending including $1,185,000 of capital outlay was $32,440,000, or $30,517 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Skokie SD 73-5 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,677,000; Local $26,045,000; Federal $1,297,000; total $35,019,000.
  • State$7,677,000 22%
  • Local$26,045,000 74%
  • Federal$1,297,000 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,063 students in 2022-23, 1,061 students in 2023-24, 1,065 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Skokie SD 73-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 1,061, 2024-25: 1,06505001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-241,0612024-251,065
Skokie SD 73-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 1,061, 2024-25: 1,06505001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-241,0612024-251,065
Skokie SD 73-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 1,061, 2024-25: 1,06505001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-241,0612024-251,065
Skokie SD 73-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 1,061, 2024-25: 1,06505001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-241,0612024-251,065

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,06398.610.8
2023-241,061104.110.2
2024-251,065103.510.3

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 Skokie SD 73-5 scored proficient or above: 47% 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 arts47%29.9%662

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.

2 elementary schools, 725 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John Middleton Elementary School52111.1not reportedTargeted program
Elizabeth Meyer School20410.0not reportedTargeted 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.

1 middle school, 340 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oliver McCracken Middle School3409.4not reportedTargeted 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 Skokie SD 73-5

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 Skokie SD 73-5

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSkokie SD 73-5 ranks 25 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($26,771).#25 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSkokie SD 73-5 is the number 362 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,063 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#362 of 865
  3. Princeton ESD 115The next larger Illinois district: 1,068 students in fall 2022, $14,760 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,760
  4. Lincoln Elementary School District #27The next smaller Illinois district: 1,061 students in fall 2022, $17,100 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,100
  5. Compare Skokie SD 73-5 with Princeton ESD 115Enrollment, 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 Skokie SD 73-5

  1. How many schools and students are in Skokie SD 73-5?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,065 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Skokie SD 73-5 spend per student?
    $26,771 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 $30,183 per student, up 12.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Skokie SD 73-5's money come from?
    $35,019,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 21.9% state, 74.4% local and 3.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Skokie SD 73-5 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 138 of the 1,132 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.2%, 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 Skokie SD 73-5 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Skokie SD 73-5 scored proficient or above: 47% 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 Skokie SD 73-5's NCES district ID?
    1710380. 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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