An equity score of 51/100 ranks Skokie Sd 73-5 #90 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,771 per pupil, Skokie Sd 73-5 ranks #52 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,063
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$26,771
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Skokie Sd 73-5 operates 3 public schools serving 1,063 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 $26,771 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 69.2% local, 23.5% state, and 7.3% 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 51/100, ranked #90 of 759 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 17.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.7% White, 29.1% Asian, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oliver Mccracken Middle School, with a diversity index of 74.1/100.
Its largest campus is John Middleton Elem School, enrolling 521 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
John Middleton Elem School accounts for 48.9% of all Skokie Sd 73-5 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Skokie Sd 73-5 a distant remainder — means Skokie Sd 73-5-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Skokie Sd 73-5 school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Skokie Sd 73-5 school enrollment ranges from 204 students (lowest) to 521 students (highest), a spread of 317 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.
Skokie Sd 73-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 17.4% — 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 Skokie Sd 73-5 is typically wider than the Skokie Sd 73-5-aggregate figure suggests.