Wood Dale SD 7

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1743020

Wood Dale SD 7 spent $23,021 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 4 schools enrolled 890 students in 2024-25; 27.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,425 per student, up 6.1% 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 Wood Dale SD 7 in enrollment (892 to 899 students) and Wood Dale SD 7 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wood Dale SD 7, FY23Wood Dale SD 7 $23,021; Hazel Crest SD 152-5 $22,022; La Salle Elementary School District 122 $19,772; Morton Grove SD 70 $19,507; Calumet Public SD 132 $18,737; Pecatonica CUSD 321 $15,721; West Carroll CUSD 314 $15,158; Heyworth CUSD 4 $15,158; Illini Bluffs School District #327 $13,090; Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C $12,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWood Dale SD 7$23,021Hazel Crest SD 152-5$22,022La Salle Elementary School Dis…$19,772Morton Grove SD 70$19,507Calumet Public SD 132$18,737Pecatonica CUSD 321$15,721West Carroll CUSD 314$15,158Heyworth CUSD 4$15,158Illini Bluffs School District …$13,090Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C$12,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wood Dale SD 7, FY23Wood Dale SD 7 $23,021; Hazel Crest SD 152-5 $22,022; La Salle Elementary School District 122 $19,772; Morton Grove SD 70 $19,507; Calumet Public SD 132 $18,737; Pecatonica CUSD 321 $15,721; West Carroll CUSD 314 $15,158; Heyworth CUSD 4 $15,158; Illini Bluffs School District #327 $13,090; Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C $12,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWood Dale SD 7$23,021Hazel Crest SD 152-5$22,022La Salle Elementary School District…$19,772Morton Grove SD 70$19,507Calumet Public SD 132$18,737Pecatonica CUSD 321$15,721West Carroll CUSD 314$15,158Heyworth CUSD 4$15,158Illini Bluffs School District #327$13,090Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C$12,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wood Dale SD 7, FY23Wood Dale SD 7 $23,021; Hazel Crest SD 152-5 $22,022; La Salle Elementary School District 122 $19,772; Morton Grove SD 70 $19,507; Calumet Public SD 132 $18,737; Pecatonica CUSD 321 $15,721; West Carroll CUSD 314 $15,158; Heyworth CUSD 4 $15,158; Illini Bluffs School District #327 $13,090; Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C $12,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWood Dale SD 7$23,021Hazel Crest SD 152-5$22,022La Salle Elementary School District 122$19,772Morton Grove SD 70$19,507Calumet Public SD 132$18,737Pecatonica CUSD 321$15,721West Carroll CUSD 314$15,158Heyworth CUSD 4$15,158Illini Bluffs School District #327$13,090Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C$12,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wood Dale SD 7, FY23Wood Dale SD 7 $23,021; Hazel Crest SD 152-5 $22,022; La Salle Elementary School District 122 $19,772; Morton Grove SD 70 $19,507; Calumet Public SD 132 $18,737; Pecatonica CUSD 321 $15,721; West Carroll CUSD 314 $15,158; Heyworth CUSD 4 $15,158; Illini Bluffs School District #327 $13,090; Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C $12,929; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kWood Dale SD 7$23,021Hazel Crest SD 152-5$22,022La Salle Elementary School District 122$19,772Morton Grove SD 70$19,507Calumet Public SD 132$18,737Pecatonica CUSD 321$15,721West Carroll CUSD 314$15,158Heyworth CUSD 4$15,158Illini Bluffs School District #327$13,090Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C$12,929State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$25,233,000 in revenue: 27.8% state, 64.7% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $786,000 of capital outlay was $23,724,000, or $26,478 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wood Dale SD 7 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,024,000; Local $16,320,000; Federal $1,889,000; total $25,233,000.
  • State$7,024,000 28%
  • Local$16,320,000 65%
  • Federal$1,889,000 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 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

896 students in 2022-23, 912 students in 2023-24, 890 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wood Dale SD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 896, 2023-24: 912, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-238962023-249122024-25890
Wood Dale SD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 896, 2023-24: 912, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-238962023-249122024-25890
Wood Dale SD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 896, 2023-24: 912, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-238962023-249122024-25890
Wood Dale SD 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 896, 2023-24: 912, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-238962023-249122024-25890

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389683.510.7
2023-2491280.811.3
2024-2589069.512.8

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 Wood Dale SD 7 scored proficient or above: 27% 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 arts27%29.9%569

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, 528 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Westview Elementary School27713.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Oakbrook Elementary School25113.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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, 277 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wood Dale Jr High School27711.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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 other school, 85 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Childhood Education Center8517.0not reportedEligible, no 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 Wood Dale SD 7

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 Wood Dale SD 7

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWood Dale SD 7 ranks 57 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,021).#57 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWood Dale SD 7 is the number 420 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 896 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#420 of 865
  3. Illini Bluffs School District #327The next larger Illinois district: 897 students in fall 2022, $13,090 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,090
  4. West Carroll CUSD 314The next smaller Illinois district: 895 students in fall 2022, $15,158 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,158
  5. Compare Wood Dale SD 7 with Illini Bluffs School District #327Enrollment, 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 Wood Dale SD 7

  1. How many schools and students are in Wood Dale SD 7?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 other), enrolling 890 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wood Dale SD 7 spend per student?
    $23,021 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,425 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wood Dale SD 7's money come from?
    $25,233,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.8% state, 64.7% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wood Dale SD 7 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 88 of the 1,014 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.7%, 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 Wood Dale SD 7 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wood Dale SD 7 scored proficient or above: 27% 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 Wood Dale SD 7's NCES district ID?
    1743020. 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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