Other / mixed grade configuration · Hillside, IL

Hillside Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Hillside Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 171923002210
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hillside Elem School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools.

39
Resource Index · Typical
10.5:1
small classes for Illinois
440
students enrolled

Hillside Elem School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Hillside Elem School held near 455 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 42.5 → 42.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 171923002210 · Hillside, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

440 enr · 10.5:1 · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Susan Moore High School (440 students)

Hillside Elem School held near 455 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 42.5 → 42.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Hillside Elem School compares

Hillside Elem School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 25% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 440 top 39% - -

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

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
440
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 14% in Illinois - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
28.2%
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
$23,418
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
24
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 54.8%
African American 38.6%
White 2.5%
Two or More 2.0%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 54.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.9, Hillside Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Hillside Sd 93 reports $23,418 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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.

Frequently asked questions about Hillside Elem School

How many students attend Hillside Elem School?

Hillside Elem School has 440 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hillside, IL. CCD year-over-year: 462 (2022-23) → 455 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillside Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hillside Elem School is 10.5:1, which is 25% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hillside Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Hillside Elem School is Hispanic or Latino at 54.8% of enrollment, in Hillside, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hillside Elem School?

Hillside Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Hillside Sd 93?

None reported; Hillside Sd 93 operates only Hillside Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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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