Westchester SD 92-5

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1741790

Westchester SD 92-5 spent $16,301 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,041 students in 2024-25; 25.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,824 per student, up 3.2% 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 Westchester SD 92-5 in enrollment (1,016 to 1,055 students) and Westchester SD 92-5 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Westchester SD 92-5, FY23Westchester SD 92-5 $16,301; Momence CUSD 1 $16,121; Lawrence County CUD 20 $15,211; Beecher CUSD 200U $15,067; Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 $14,571; Rockridge CUSD 300 $14,345; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 $13,976; Mendota CCSD 289 $13,901; PORTA Community School District #202 $13,630; Athens CUSD 213 $12,806; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12k14k16k18k20kWestchester SD 92-5$16,301Momence CUSD 1$16,121Lawrence County CUD 20$15,211Beecher CUSD 200U$15,067Marengo-Union E Cons D 165$14,571Rockridge CUSD 300$14,345Red Bud Community Unit School …$13,976Mendota CCSD 289$13,901PORTA Community School Distric…$13,630Athens CUSD 213$12,806State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Westchester SD 92-5, FY23Westchester SD 92-5 $16,301; Momence CUSD 1 $16,121; Lawrence County CUD 20 $15,211; Beecher CUSD 200U $15,067; Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 $14,571; Rockridge CUSD 300 $14,345; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 $13,976; Mendota CCSD 289 $13,901; PORTA Community School District #202 $13,630; Athens CUSD 213 $12,806; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12k14k16k18k20kWestchester SD 92-5$16,301Momence CUSD 1$16,121Lawrence County CUD 20$15,211Beecher CUSD 200U$15,067Marengo-Union E Cons D 165$14,571Rockridge CUSD 300$14,345Red Bud Community Unit School Distr…$13,976Mendota CCSD 289$13,901PORTA Community School District #202$13,630Athens CUSD 213$12,806State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Westchester SD 92-5, FY23Westchester SD 92-5 $16,301; Momence CUSD 1 $16,121; Lawrence County CUD 20 $15,211; Beecher CUSD 200U $15,067; Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 $14,571; Rockridge CUSD 300 $14,345; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 $13,976; Mendota CCSD 289 $13,901; PORTA Community School District #202 $13,630; Athens CUSD 213 $12,806; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k14k18k20kWestchester SD 92-5$16,301Momence CUSD 1$16,121Lawrence County CUD 20$15,211Beecher CUSD 200U$15,067Marengo-Union E Cons D 165$14,571Rockridge CUSD 300$14,345Red Bud Community Unit School District 132$13,976Mendota CCSD 289$13,901PORTA Community School District #202$13,630Athens CUSD 213$12,806State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Westchester SD 92-5, FY23Westchester SD 92-5 $16,301; Momence CUSD 1 $16,121; Lawrence County CUD 20 $15,211; Beecher CUSD 200U $15,067; Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 $14,571; Rockridge CUSD 300 $14,345; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 $13,976; Mendota CCSD 289 $13,901; PORTA Community School District #202 $13,630; Athens CUSD 213 $12,806; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k14k18k20kWestchester SD 92-5$16,301Momence CUSD 1$16,121Lawrence County CUD 20$15,211Beecher CUSD 200U$15,067Marengo-Union E Cons D 165$14,571Rockridge CUSD 300$14,345Red Bud Community Unit School District…$13,976Mendota CCSD 289$13,901PORTA Community School District #202$13,630Athens CUSD 213$12,806State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$23,103,000 in revenue: 25.7% state, 66.9% local and 7.3% federal. Total spending including $1,364,000 of capital outlay was $21,596,000, or $20,846 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Westchester SD 92-5 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,942,000; Local $15,466,000; Federal $1,695,000; total $23,103,000.
  • State$5,942,000 26%
  • Local$15,466,000 67%
  • Federal$1,695,000 7%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,036 students in 2022-23, 1,063 students in 2023-24, 1,041 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Westchester SD 92-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,036, 2023-24: 1,063, 2024-25: 1,04105001k1.5k2022-231,0362023-241,0632024-251,041
Westchester SD 92-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,036, 2023-24: 1,063, 2024-25: 1,04105001k1.5k2022-231,0362023-241,0632024-251,041
Westchester SD 92-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,036, 2023-24: 1,063, 2024-25: 1,04105001k1.5k2022-231,0362023-241,0632024-251,041
Westchester SD 92-5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,036, 2023-24: 1,063, 2024-25: 1,04105001k1.5k2022-231,0362023-241,0632024-251,041

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,03679.013.1
2023-241,06380.513.2
2024-251,04184.012.4

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 Westchester SD 92-5 scored proficient or above: 21% 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 arts21%29.9%661

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.

2 elementary schools, 717 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Westchester Primary School36413.2not reportedSchoolwide program
Westchester Intermediate School35312.4not 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.

1 middle school, 324 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Westchester Middle School32411.6not 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 Westchester SD 92-5

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 Westchester SD 92-5

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWestchester SD 92-5 ranks 245 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,301).#245 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWestchester SD 92-5 is the number 371 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,036 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#371 of 865
  3. Mendota CCSD 289The next larger Illinois district: 1,040 students in fall 2022, $13,901 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,901
  4. Red Bud Community Unit School District 132The next smaller Illinois district: 1,028 students in fall 2022, $13,976 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,976
  5. Compare Westchester SD 92-5 with Mendota CCSD 289Enrollment, 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 Westchester SD 92-5

  1. How many schools and students are in Westchester SD 92-5?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,041 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Westchester SD 92-5 spend per student?
    $16,301 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 $16,824 per student, up 3.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Westchester SD 92-5's money come from?
    $23,103,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.7% state, 66.9% local and 7.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Westchester SD 92-5 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 145 of the 1,372 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.6%, 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 Westchester SD 92-5 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Westchester SD 92-5 scored proficient or above: 21% 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 Westchester SD 92-5's NCES district ID?
    1741790. 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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