Zion ESD 6

Public school district · Lake County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1743860

Zion ESD 6 spent $22,368 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 79% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 6 schools enrolled 1,901 students in 2024-25; 54.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,770 per student, up 10.7% 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 Zion ESD 6 in enrollment (2,074 to 2,150 students) and Zion ESD 6 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Zion ESD 6, FY23Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; West Chicago Community High School $18,555; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Rochester CUSD 3A $14,490; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kLibertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997West Chicago Community High Sc…$18,555Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Rochester CUSD 3A$14,490Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Zion ESD 6, FY23Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; West Chicago Community High School $18,555; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Rochester CUSD 3A $14,490; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kLibertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997West Chicago Community High School$18,555Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Rochester CUSD 3A$14,490Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Zion ESD 6, FY23Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; West Chicago Community High School $18,555; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Rochester CUSD 3A $14,490; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kLibertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997West Chicago Community High School$18,555Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Rochester CUSD 3A$14,490Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Zion ESD 6, FY23Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Zion ESD 6 $22,368; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; West Chicago Community High School $18,555; Palos School District 118 $17,462; Fremont SD 79 $17,197; Coal City CUSD 1 $15,447; Rochester CUSD 3A $14,490; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kLibertyville SD 70$23,441Zion ESD 6$22,368Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997West Chicago Community High School$18,555Palos School District 118$17,462Fremont SD 79$17,197Coal City CUSD 1$15,447Rochester CUSD 3A$14,490Canton Union SD 66$13,914State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$67,621,000 in revenue: 54.6% state, 30.9% local and 14.5% federal. Total spending including $4,352,000 of capital outlay was $55,651,000, or $26,226 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Zion ESD 6 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $36,918,000; Local $20,893,000; Federal $9,810,000; total $67,621,000.
  • State$36,918,000 55%
  • Local$20,893,000 31%
  • Federal$9,810,000 15%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,122 students in 2022-23, 1,895 students in 2023-24, 1,901 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Zion ESD 6 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,122, 2023-24: 1,895, 2024-25: 1,90101k2k3k2022-232,1222023-241,8952024-251,901
Zion ESD 6 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,122, 2023-24: 1,895, 2024-25: 1,90101k2k3k2022-232,1222023-241,8952024-251,901
Zion ESD 6 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,122, 2023-24: 1,895, 2024-25: 1,90101k2k3k2022-232,1222023-241,8952024-251,901
Zion ESD 6 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,122, 2023-24: 1,895, 2024-25: 1,90101k2k3k2022-232,1222023-241,8952024-251,901

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,122132.016.1
2023-241,895141.013.4
2024-251,901142.013.4

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 Zion ESD 6 scored proficient or above: 6% 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 arts6%29.9%1,274

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,213 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West Elementary School33911.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Elmwood Elementary School33616.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Beulah Park Elementary School28918.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lakeview School24913.1All free (CEP)Not reported

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.

2 middle schools, 688 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Shiloh Park Middle School35813.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Zion Central Middle School33011.2All 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.

Contact Zion ESD 6

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 Zion ESD 6

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentZion ESD 6 ranks 81 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,368).#81 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisZion ESD 6 is the number 195 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,122 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#195 of 865
  3. Libertyville SD 70The next larger Illinois district: 2,145 students in fall 2022, $23,441 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,441
  4. Coal City CUSD 1The next smaller Illinois district: 2,112 students in fall 2022, $15,447 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,447
  5. Compare Zion ESD 6 with Libertyville SD 70Enrollment, 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 Zion ESD 6

  1. How many schools and students are in Zion ESD 6?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 2 middle), enrolling 1,901 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Zion ESD 6 spend per student?
    $22,368 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 $24,770 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Zion ESD 6's money come from?
    $67,621,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.6% state, 30.9% local and 14.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Zion ESD 6 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 516 of the 2,362 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.8%, 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 Zion ESD 6 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Zion ESD 6 scored proficient or above: 6% 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 Zion ESD 6's NCES district ID?
    1743860. 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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