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Westchester, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Westchester Sd 92-5 #522 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,172 per pupil, Westchester Sd 92-5 ranks #404 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,036
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,172
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Westchester Sd 92-5 operates 3 public schools serving 1,036 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 $16,172 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 66.1% local, 24.7% state, and 9.2% 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 32/100, ranked #522 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 324:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.8% Hispanic or Latino, 28.4% African American, 21.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westchester Middle School, with a diversity index of 68.5/100.
Its largest campus is Westchester Primary School, enrolling 364 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Westchester Primary School accounts for 35.0% of all Westchester Sd 92-5 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Westchester Sd 92-5-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Westchester Sd 92-5 student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — 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 Westchester Sd 92-5 is typically wider than the Westchester Sd 92-5-aggregate figure suggests.
Westchester Sd 92-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.2% — 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 Westchester Sd 92-5 is typically wider than the Westchester Sd 92-5-aggregate figure suggests.