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South Holland, Illinois - 4 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks South Holland Sd 151 #18 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,666 per pupil, South Holland Sd 151 ranks #193 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,491
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$19,666
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Holland Sd 151 operates 4 public schools serving 1,491 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $19,666 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 35.9% local, 50.7% state, and 13.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #18 of 763 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.
a 215.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.0% African American, 33.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madison School, with a diversity index of 46.8/100.
Its largest campus is Coolidge Middle School, enrolling 460 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Coolidge Middle School accounts for 30.9% of all South Holland Sd 151 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Holland Sd 151-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
South Holland Sd 151 student-counselor ratio is 215:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
South Holland Sd 151 chronic absenteeism rate is 49.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
South Holland Sd 151 has 4 schools, including 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,491 students.
How much does South Holland Sd 151 spend per student?
South Holland Sd 151 spends $19,666 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #18 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of South Holland Sd 151?
South Holland Sd 151 students are 65.0% African American, 33.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Holland Sd 151?
South Holland Sd 151 has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #18 out of 763 districts in Illinois.