An equity score of 28/100 ranks Winthrop Harbor Sd 1 #601 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,359 per pupil, Winthrop Harbor Sd 1 ranks #567 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Winthrop Harbor Sd 1 operates 2 public schools serving 588 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,359 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.9% local, 36.3% state, and 5.8% 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 28/100, ranked #601 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 27.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.3% White, 34.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Westfield School, enrolling 346 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Westfield School accounts for 58.8% of all Winthrop Harbor Sd 1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Winthrop Harbor Sd 1 a distant remainder — means Winthrop Harbor Sd 1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Winthrop Harbor Sd 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 27.5% — 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 Winthrop Harbor Sd 1 is typically wider than the Winthrop Harbor Sd 1-aggregate figure suggests.