Township HSD 214

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1704170

Township HSD 214 spent $26,345 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 92% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 6 schools enrolled 11,911 students in 2024-25; 20.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,472 per student, up 4.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Illinois: 87.6%).

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Township HSD 214 in enrollment (11,103 to 13,066 students) and Township HSD 214 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Township HSD 214, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; Springfield Public Schools $21,554; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; Palatine CCSD 15 $19,671; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345Springfield Public Schools$21,554St. Charles Community Unit Sch…$21,044Palatine CCSD 15$19,671CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No…$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Township HSD 214, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; Springfield Public Schools $21,554; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; Palatine CCSD 15 $19,671; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345Springfield Public Schools$21,554St. Charles Community Unit School D…$21,044Palatine CCSD 15$19,671CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Township HSD 214, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; Springfield Public Schools $21,554; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; Palatine CCSD 15 $19,671; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345Springfield Public Schools$21,554St. Charles Community Unit School District…$21,044Palatine CCSD 15$19,671CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Township HSD 214, FY23Township HSD 211 $26,471; Township HSD 214 $26,345; Springfield Public Schools $21,554; St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 $21,044; Palatine CCSD 15 $19,671; CUSD 200 $19,208; Peoria SD 150 $18,400; East Aurora School District 131 $16,690; Mclean County Unit District No. 5 $16,620; Aurora West USD 129 $16,379; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kTownship HSD 211$26,471Township HSD 214$26,345Springfield Public Schools$21,554St. Charles Community Unit School Distr…$21,044Palatine CCSD 15$19,671CUSD 200$19,208Peoria SD 150$18,400East Aurora School District 131$16,690Mclean County Unit District No. 5$16,620Aurora West USD 129$16,379State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$384,870,000 in revenue: 20.6% state, 76.0% local and 3.4% federal. Total spending including $34,650,000 of capital outlay was $368,459,000, or $30,572 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Township HSD 214 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $79,328,000; Local $292,454,000; Federal $13,088,000; total $384,870,000.
  • State$79,328,000 21%
  • Local$292,454,000 76%
  • Federal$13,088,000 3%

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

12,052 students in 2022-23, 12,114 students in 2023-24, 11,911 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Township HSD 214 enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,052, 2023-24: 12,114, 2024-25: 11,91105k10k15k2022-2312,0522023-2412,1142024-2511,911
Township HSD 214 enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,052, 2023-24: 12,114, 2024-25: 11,91105k10k15k2022-2312,0522023-2412,1142024-2511,911
Township HSD 214 enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,052, 2023-24: 12,114, 2024-25: 11,91105k10k15k2022-2312,0522023-2412,1142024-2511,911
Township HSD 214 enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,052, 2023-24: 12,114, 2024-25: 11,91105k10k15k2022-2312,0522023-2412,1142024-2511,911

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2312,052686.817.5
2023-2412,114731.016.6
2024-2511,911728.216.4

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 Township HSD 214 scored proficient or above: 42% 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 arts42%29.9%2,941

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 3,050 students in Township HSD 214's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate92%87.6%
Students in the class3,050149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 high schools, 11,911 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Prospect High School2,24517.3not reportedNot Title I
John Hersey High School2,04016.5not reportedNot Title I
Buffalo Grove High School2,02116.9not reportedNot Title I
Rolling Meadows High School1,95616.0not reportedSchoolwide program
Elk Grove High School1,90616.0not reportedSchoolwide program
Wheeling High School1,74315.3not reportedSchoolwide 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 Township HSD 214

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 Township HSD 214

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentTownship HSD 214 ranks 32 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($26,345).#32 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisTownship HSD 214 is the number 17 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 12,052 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#17 of 865
  3. Township HSD 211The next larger Illinois district: 12,270 students in fall 2022, $26,471 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,471
  4. St. Charles Community Unit School District 303The next smaller Illinois district: 11,801 students in fall 2022, $21,044 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,044
  5. Compare Township HSD 214 with Township HSD 211Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Prospect High School, its largest high school2,245 students in 2024-25, 17.3 per teacher.2,245
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Township HSD 214

  1. How many schools and students are in Township HSD 214?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 high), enrolling 11,911 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Township HSD 214 spend per student?
    $26,345 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 $27,472 per student, up 4.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Township HSD 214's money come from?
    $384,870,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 20.6% state, 76.0% local and 3.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Township HSD 214 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 931 of the 12,509 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.4%, 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 Township HSD 214 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Township HSD 214 scored proficient or above: 42% 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 the graduation rate in Township HSD 214?
    92% of the 3,050 students in Township HSD 214's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Township HSD 214's NCES district ID?
    1704170. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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