Worth SD 127

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1743380

Worth SD 127 spent $18,679 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 55% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,015 students in 2024-25; 49.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,492 per student, up 9.7% 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 Worth SD 127 in enrollment (992 to 1,028 students) and Worth SD 127 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Worth SD 127, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; Worth SD 127 $18,679; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Momence CUSD 1 $16,121; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 $13,976; Athens CUSD 213 $12,806; Cumberland CUSD 77 $12,805; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High Scho…$20,181Worth SD 127$18,679Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Momence CUSD 1$16,121Itasca SD 10$15,782Red Bud Community Unit School …$13,976Athens CUSD 213$12,806Cumberland CUSD 77$12,805Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Worth SD 127, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; Worth SD 127 $18,679; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Momence CUSD 1 $16,121; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 $13,976; Athens CUSD 213 $12,806; Cumberland CUSD 77 $12,805; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181Worth SD 127$18,679Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Momence CUSD 1$16,121Itasca SD 10$15,782Red Bud Community Unit School Distr…$13,976Athens CUSD 213$12,806Cumberland CUSD 77$12,805Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Worth SD 127, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; Worth SD 127 $18,679; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Momence CUSD 1 $16,121; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 $13,976; Athens CUSD 213 $12,806; Cumberland CUSD 77 $12,805; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181Worth SD 127$18,679Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Momence CUSD 1$16,121Itasca SD 10$15,782Red Bud Community Unit School District 132$13,976Athens CUSD 213$12,806Cumberland CUSD 77$12,805Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Worth SD 127, FY23Carbondale Community High School $20,181; Worth SD 127 $18,679; Arthur CUSD 305 $16,333; Momence CUSD 1 $16,121; Itasca SD 10 $15,782; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 $13,976; Athens CUSD 213 $12,806; Cumberland CUSD 77 $12,805; Orion CUSD 223 $12,666; Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 $12,517; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k22.5kCarbondale Community High School$20,181Worth SD 127$18,679Arthur CUSD 305$16,333Momence CUSD 1$16,121Itasca SD 10$15,782Red Bud Community Unit School District…$13,976Athens CUSD 213$12,806Cumberland CUSD 77$12,805Orion CUSD 223$12,666Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11$12,517State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$24,942,000 in revenue: 49.2% state, 43.0% local and 7.9% federal. Total spending including $5,521,000 of capital outlay was $26,114,000, or $25,830 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Worth SD 127 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $12,260,000; Local $10,720,000; Federal $1,962,000; total $24,942,000.
  • State$12,260,000 49%
  • Local$10,720,000 43%
  • Federal$1,962,000 8%

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

1,011 students in 2022-23, 1,029 students in 2023-24, 1,015 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Worth SD 127 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,011, 2023-24: 1,029, 2024-25: 1,01505001k1.5k2022-231,0112023-241,0292024-251,015
Worth SD 127 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,011, 2023-24: 1,029, 2024-25: 1,01505001k1.5k2022-231,0112023-241,0292024-251,015
Worth SD 127 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,011, 2023-24: 1,029, 2024-25: 1,01505001k1.5k2022-231,0112023-241,0292024-251,015
Worth SD 127 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,011, 2023-24: 1,029, 2024-25: 1,01505001k1.5k2022-231,0112023-241,0292024-251,015

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,01176.013.3
2023-241,02982.012.5
2024-251,01583.012.2

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 Worth SD 127 scored proficient or above: 30% 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 arts30%29.9%670

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, 685 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Worth Elementary School41311.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Worthwoods Elementary School27214.3All 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, 330 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Worth Jr High School33011.8All 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.

Contact Worth SD 127

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 Worth SD 127

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWorth SD 127 ranks 169 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,679).#169 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWorth SD 127 is the number 375 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,011 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#375 of 865
  3. Momence CUSD 1The next larger Illinois district: 1,016 students in fall 2022, $16,121 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,121
  4. Arthur CUSD 305The next smaller Illinois district: 1,008 students in fall 2022, $16,333 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,333
  5. Compare Worth SD 127 with Momence CUSD 1Enrollment, 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 Worth SD 127

  1. How many schools and students are in Worth SD 127?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,015 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Worth SD 127 spend per student?
    $18,679 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 $20,492 per student, up 9.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Worth SD 127's money come from?
    $24,942,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.2% state, 43.0% local and 7.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Worth SD 127 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 325 of the 1,133 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 28.7%, 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 Worth SD 127 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Worth SD 127 scored proficient or above: 30% 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 Worth SD 127's NCES district ID?
    1743380. 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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