South Holland SD 151

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1736750

South Holland SD 151 spent $21,176 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 73% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,319 students in 2024-25; 52.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,617 per student, up 6.8% 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 South Holland SD 151 in enrollment (1,466 to 1,514 students) and South Holland SD 151 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to South Holland SD 151, FY23Lisle CUSD 202 $27,944; River Trails SD 26 $21,707; South Holland SD 151 $21,176; Byron CUSD 226 $20,287; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; Western Springs SD 101 $17,700; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Washington CHSD 308 $15,150; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kLisle CUSD 202$27,944River Trails SD 26$21,707South Holland SD 151$21,176Byron CUSD 226$20,287Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791Western Springs SD 101$17,700Meridian Community Unit School…$16,212Washington CHSD 308$15,150Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to South Holland SD 151, FY23Lisle CUSD 202 $27,944; River Trails SD 26 $21,707; South Holland SD 151 $21,176; Byron CUSD 226 $20,287; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; Western Springs SD 101 $17,700; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Washington CHSD 308 $15,150; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kLisle CUSD 202$27,944River Trails SD 26$21,707South Holland SD 151$21,176Byron CUSD 226$20,287Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791Western Springs SD 101$17,700Meridian Community Unit School Dist…$16,212Washington CHSD 308$15,150Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to South Holland SD 151, FY23Lisle CUSD 202 $27,944; River Trails SD 26 $21,707; South Holland SD 151 $21,176; Byron CUSD 226 $20,287; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; Western Springs SD 101 $17,700; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Washington CHSD 308 $15,150; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kLisle CUSD 202$27,944River Trails SD 26$21,707South Holland SD 151$21,176Byron CUSD 226$20,287Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791Western Springs SD 101$17,700Meridian Community Unit School District #223$16,212Washington CHSD 308$15,150Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to South Holland SD 151, FY23Lisle CUSD 202 $27,944; River Trails SD 26 $21,707; South Holland SD 151 $21,176; Byron CUSD 226 $20,287; Mount Vernon SD 80 $18,791; Western Springs SD 101 $17,700; Meridian Community Unit School District #223 $16,212; Washington CHSD 308 $15,150; Williamsville CUSD 15 $12,503; Beardstown CUSD 15 $12,096; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kLisle CUSD 202$27,944River Trails SD 26$21,707South Holland SD 151$21,176Byron CUSD 226$20,287Mount Vernon SD 80$18,791Western Springs SD 101$17,700Meridian Community Unit School District…$16,212Washington CHSD 308$15,150Williamsville CUSD 15$12,503Beardstown CUSD 15$12,096State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$40,117,000 in revenue: 52.3% state, 36.3% local and 11.3% federal. Total spending including $2,001,000 of capital outlay was $35,853,000, or $24,046 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

South Holland SD 151 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $21,001,000; Local $14,571,000; Federal $4,545,000; total $40,117,000.
  • State$21,001,000 52%
  • Local$14,571,000 36%
  • Federal$4,545,000 11%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,491 students in 2022-23, 1,450 students in 2023-24, 1,319 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

South Holland SD 151 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,491, 2023-24: 1,450, 2024-25: 1,31905001k1.5k2022-231,4912023-241,4502024-251,319
South Holland SD 151 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,491, 2023-24: 1,450, 2024-25: 1,31905001k1.5k2022-231,4912023-241,4502024-251,319
South Holland SD 151 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,491, 2023-24: 1,450, 2024-25: 1,31905001k1.5k2022-231,4912023-241,4502024-251,319
South Holland SD 151 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,491, 2023-24: 1,450, 2024-25: 1,31905001k1.5k2022-231,4912023-241,4502024-251,319

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,491114.713.0
2023-241,450113.912.7
2024-251,319100.013.2

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 South Holland SD 151 scored proficient or above: 15% 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 arts15%29.9%1,024

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.

3 elementary schools, 859 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Taft School30812.3All free (CEP)Not reported
Madison School27714.6All free (CEP)Not reported
Eisenhower School27416.1All free (CEP)Not reported

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, 460 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Coolidge Middle School46011.8All free (CEP)Not reported

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 South Holland SD 151

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 South Holland SD 151

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSouth Holland SD 151 ranks 103 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,176).#103 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSouth Holland SD 151 is the number 271 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,491 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#271 of 865
  3. Meridian Community Unit School District #223The next larger Illinois district: 1,493 students in fall 2022, $16,212 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,212
  4. Lisle CUSD 202The next smaller Illinois district: 1,490 students in fall 2022, $27,944 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,944
  5. Compare South Holland SD 151 with Meridian Community Unit School District #223Enrollment, 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 South Holland SD 151

  1. How many schools and students are in South Holland SD 151?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,319 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does South Holland SD 151 spend per student?
    $21,176 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 $22,617 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does South Holland SD 151's money come from?
    $40,117,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.3% state, 36.3% local and 11.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in South Holland SD 151 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 424 of the 1,545 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 27.4%, 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 South Holland SD 151 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in South Holland SD 151 scored proficient or above: 15% 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 South Holland SD 151's NCES district ID?
    1736750. 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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