High school (grades 9-12) · Palos Hills, IL

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Federal NCES profile for Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170840000458
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0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
37
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois.

#2 of 3
public schools in Palos Hills · Resource Index
38
Resource Index · Typical
14.5:1
students per teacher
2,560
students enrolled

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Palos Hills, IL.

School address

Palos Hills, IL 60465
District: Cons Hsd 230 · Illinois

NCES ID 170840000458 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 170840000458 · Palos Hills, IL High · LARGE · TRAD

2,560 enr · 14.5:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Carl Sandburg High School (2,840 students)

Resource Investment Index #2 of 3 public schools in Palos Hills. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Amos Alonzo Stagg High School reports 2,560 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Amos Alonzo Stagg High School compares

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.5:1 ▲ 4% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 2,560 top 1% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.5:1
Leaner classes than 52% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
2,560
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
14.5:1
students per teacher - 4% above state mean
Top 63% in Illinois - lower ratio than 37% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
25.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,263
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors9.0 FTE
Per 284 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
269
in-school suspensions + 152 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 69.2%
Hispanic or Latino 21.6%
African American 4.0%
Asian 3.5%
Two or More 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 69.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.1, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 26

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cons Hsd 230, which includes Amos Alonzo Stagg High School.

$24,263
Per student
+33%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
+37%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 70.1%
State 25.8%
Federal 4.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Carl Sandburg High School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Victor J Andrew High School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Amos Alonzo Stagg High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cons Hsd 230 · 2 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~2,560 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

How many students attend Amos Alonzo Stagg High School?

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School has 2,560 students enrolled. It is a high school in Palos Hills, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School is 14.5:1, which is 4% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Amos Alonzo Stagg High School?

The largest demographic group at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School is White at 69.2% of enrollment, in Palos Hills, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Amos Alonzo Stagg High School?

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Amos Alonzo Stagg High School rank among public schools in Palos Hills?

By Resource Investment Index, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Palos Hills, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Cons Hsd 230?

Besides Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Cons Hsd 230 also operates Carl Sandburg High School (2,840 students) and Victor J Andrew High School (2,213 students). See the Cons Hsd 230 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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