Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Zion, Illinois - 6 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Zion Esd 6 #116 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,749 per pupil, Zion Esd 6 ranks #124 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,122
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$21,749
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Zion Esd 6 operates 6 public schools serving 2,122 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 middle, 2 elementary, 2 combined 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 $21,749 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.5% local, 57.4% state, and 10.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #116 of 763 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 46.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.1% Hispanic or Latino, 32.3% African American, 4.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Beulah Park Elem School, with a diversity index of 64.6/100.
Its largest campus is Shiloh Park Middle School, enrolling 358 students (19% of the district's total enrollment).
Shiloh Park Middle School accounts for 16.9% of all Zion Esd 6 student enrollment
That concentration means Zion Esd 6-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Zion Esd 6 chronic absenteeism rate is 46.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Zion Esd 6 has 6 schools, including 2 middle, 2 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,122 students.
How much does Zion Esd 6 spend per student?
Zion Esd 6 spends $21,749 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #116 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Zion Esd 6?
Zion Esd 6 students are 56.1% Hispanic or Latino, 32.3% African American, 4.9% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Zion Esd 6?
Zion Esd 6 has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #116 out of 763 districts in Illinois.