High school (grades 9-12) · Chatham, IL

Glenwood High School

Federal NCES profile for Glenwood High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170492000184
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0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
30
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
26
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Glenwood High School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois.

#6 of 6
public schools in Chatham · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
17.5:1
large classes for Illinois
1,484
students enrolled

Glenwood High School has class sizes larger than 89% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Glenwood High School ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Chatham, IL.

School address

Chatham, IL 62629
District: Ball Chatham Cusd 5 · Illinois

NCES ID 170492000184 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 170492000184 · Chatham, IL High · MID · TRAD

1,484 enr · 17.5:1 · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Glenwood Middle School (735 students)

Resource Investment Index #6 of 6 public schools in Chatham. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Glenwood High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Glenwood High School reports 1,484 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 Glenwood High School compares

Glenwood 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 17.5:1 ▲ 25% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,484 top 4% - -

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

17.5:1
Leaner classes than 27% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,484
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
17.5:1
students per teacher - 25% above state mean
Top 89% in Illinois - lower ratio than 11% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
30.4%
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
$11,231
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 371 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 5 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 75.5%
Two or More 8.1%
African American 5.7%
Asian 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 75.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.4, Glenwood High School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 17

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ball Chatham Cusd 5, which includes Glenwood High School.

$11,231
Per student
-38%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 71.4%
State 19.7%
Federal 9.0%

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 Glenwood High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Glenwood Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Glenwood Intermediate Sch Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Glenwood Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Ball Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Chatham Elem School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Ball Chatham Cusd 5 · 5 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 (~1,484 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Glenwood High School

How many students attend Glenwood High School?

Glenwood High School has 1,484 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chatham, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenwood High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Glenwood High School is 17.5:1, which is 25% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Glenwood High School?

The largest demographic group at Glenwood High School is White at 75.5% of enrollment, in Chatham, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Glenwood High School?

Glenwood High School has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower 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 Glenwood High School rank among public schools in Chatham?

By Resource Investment Index, Glenwood High School ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Chatham, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Chatham on the city page.

What other schools are in Ball Chatham Cusd 5?

Besides Glenwood High School, Ball Chatham Cusd 5 also operates Glenwood Middle School (735 students), Glenwood Intermediate Sch (672 students), and Glenwood Elementary School (573 students). See the Ball Chatham Cusd 5 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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