Will County SD 92

Public school district · Will County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1723730

Will County SD 92 spent $25,285 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 90% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,435 students in 2024-25; 25.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,413 per student, up 4.5% 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 Will County SD 92 in enrollment (1,337 to 1,383 students) and Will County SD 92 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Will County SD 92, FY23Will County SD 92 $25,285; River Forest SD 90 $23,795; Maercker SD 60 $20,737; Reed Custer CUSD 255U $18,146; Du Quoin CUSD 300 $16,375; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Sherrard CUSD 200 $14,360; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25k30kWill County SD 92$25,285River Forest SD 90$23,795Maercker SD 60$20,737Reed Custer CUSD 255U$18,146Du Quoin CUSD 300$16,375Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Sherrard CUSD 200$14,360Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Will County SD 92, FY23Will County SD 92 $25,285; River Forest SD 90 $23,795; Maercker SD 60 $20,737; Reed Custer CUSD 255U $18,146; Du Quoin CUSD 300 $16,375; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Sherrard CUSD 200 $14,360; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25k30kWill County SD 92$25,285River Forest SD 90$23,795Maercker SD 60$20,737Reed Custer CUSD 255U$18,146Du Quoin CUSD 300$16,375Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Sherrard CUSD 200$14,360Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Will County SD 92, FY23Will County SD 92 $25,285; River Forest SD 90 $23,795; Maercker SD 60 $20,737; Reed Custer CUSD 255U $18,146; Du Quoin CUSD 300 $16,375; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Sherrard CUSD 200 $14,360; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25k30kWill County SD 92$25,285River Forest SD 90$23,795Maercker SD 60$20,737Reed Custer CUSD 255U$18,146Du Quoin CUSD 300$16,375Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Sherrard CUSD 200$14,360Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Will County SD 92, FY23Will County SD 92 $25,285; River Forest SD 90 $23,795; Maercker SD 60 $20,737; Reed Custer CUSD 255U $18,146; Du Quoin CUSD 300 $16,375; Bloomingdale SD 13 $15,872; Schiller Park SD 81 $15,240; Sherrard CUSD 200 $14,360; Wesclin CUSD 3 $12,984; Flora CUSD 35 $10,897; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25k30kWill County SD 92$25,285River Forest SD 90$23,795Maercker SD 60$20,737Reed Custer CUSD 255U$18,146Du Quoin CUSD 300$16,375Bloomingdale SD 13$15,872Schiller Park SD 81$15,240Sherrard CUSD 200$14,360Wesclin CUSD 3$12,984Flora CUSD 35$10,897State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$40,168,000 in revenue: 25.3% state, 71.3% local and 3.4% federal. Total spending including $9,245,000 of capital outlay was $45,393,000, or $33,134 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Will County SD 92 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,152,000; Local $28,638,000; Federal $1,378,000; total $40,168,000.
  • State$10,152,000 25%
  • Local$28,638,000 71%
  • Federal$1,378,000 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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,370 students in 2022-23, 1,432 students in 2023-24, 1,435 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Will County SD 92 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,370, 2023-24: 1,432, 2024-25: 1,43505001k1.5k2022-231,3702023-241,4322024-251,435
Will County SD 92 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,370, 2023-24: 1,432, 2024-25: 1,43505001k1.5k2022-231,3702023-241,4322024-251,435
Will County SD 92 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,370, 2023-24: 1,432, 2024-25: 1,43505001k1.5k2022-231,3702023-241,4322024-251,435
Will County SD 92 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,370, 2023-24: 1,432, 2024-25: 1,43505001k1.5k2022-231,3702023-241,4322024-251,435

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,370132.410.3
2023-241,432141.010.2
2024-251,435125.011.5

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 Will County SD 92 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 arts40%29.9%894

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.

3 elementary schools, 975 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Walsh Elementary School36312.5not reportedTargeted program
Ludwig Elementary School32112.3not reportedTargeted program
Reed Elementary School29110.8not reportedTargeted 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, 460 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oak Prairie Jr High School46010.7not reportedTargeted 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 Will County SD 92

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 Will County SD 92

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWill County SD 92 ranks 40 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,285).#40 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWill County SD 92 is the number 290 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,370 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#290 of 865
  3. Sherrard CUSD 200The next larger Illinois district: 1,371 students in fall 2022, $14,360 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,360
  4. Wesclin CUSD 3The next smaller Illinois district: 1,346 students in fall 2022, $12,984 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,984
  5. Compare Will County SD 92 with Sherrard CUSD 200Enrollment, 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 Will County SD 92

  1. How many schools and students are in Will County SD 92?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,435 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Will County SD 92 spend per student?
    $25,285 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 $26,413 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Will County SD 92's money come from?
    $40,168,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.3% state, 71.3% local and 3.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Will County SD 92 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 102 of the 1,622 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.3%, 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 Will County SD 92 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Will County SD 92 scored proficient or above: 40% 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 Will County SD 92's NCES district ID?
    1723730. 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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