An equity score of 47/100 ranks Valley View Cusd 365u #170 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,208 per pupil, Valley View Cusd 365u ranks #149 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
15,187
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$22,208
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley View Cusd 365u operates 20 public schools serving 15,187 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 5 middle, 4 combined, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Will County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,208 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 60.3% local, 31.8% state, and 8.0% 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 47/100, ranked #170 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (52 AP courses district-wide), a 294.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% African American, 16.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pioneer Elementary School, with a diversity index of 77.1/100.
Its largest campus is Bolingbrook High School, enrolling 3,298 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is John R Tibbott Elem School, at 330 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bolingbrook High School accounts for 21.7% of all Valley View Cusd 365u student enrollment
That concentration means Valley View Cusd 365u-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Valley View Cusd 365u school enrollment varies 10.0× across entities
Valley View Cusd 365u school enrollment ranges from 330 students (lowest) to 3,298 students (highest), a spread of 2,968 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Valley View Cusd 365u student-counselor ratio is 294:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Valley View Cusd 365u is typically wider than the Valley View Cusd 365u-aggregate figure suggests.
Valley View Cusd 365u chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.