An equity score of 48/100 ranks Winnetka Sd 36 #149 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,925 per pupil, Winnetka Sd 36 ranks #22 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,731
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$30,925
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Winnetka Sd 36 operates 5 public schools serving 1,731 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 $30,925 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 75.8% local, 22.8% state, and 1.4% 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 48/100, ranked #149 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.
and 6.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.6% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Greeley Elem School, with a diversity index of 25.4/100.
Its largest campus is Carleton W Washburne School, enrolling 376 students (21% of the district's total enrollment).
Carleton W Washburne School accounts for 20.9% of all Winnetka Sd 36 student enrollment
That concentration means Winnetka Sd 36-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Winnetka Sd 36 chronic absenteeism rate is 6.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.