Enrollment
1,870
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Hillside, IL
Proviso West High School
Federal NCES profile for Proviso West High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 173291003407
👥 S:T ratio 14
📚 AP courses 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Proviso West High School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 21.5:1
- large classes for Illinois
- 1,870
- students enrolled
Proviso West High School has class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Proviso Twp Hsd 209 · Illinois
NCES ID 173291003407 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
87.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
21.5:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
+54% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Proviso West High School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Proviso West High School
Proviso West High School is a large high school in Hillside, Illinois, enrolling 1,870 students.
Class loads run heavy: 21.5:1 is larger than about 97% of Illinois schools and 54% above the 14:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Illinois, bigger than 97% of state schools at 1,870 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (56%) and African American (39%) (diversity index 53/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 14 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 234 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Discipline events run high: 417 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 1,870 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Proviso Twp Hsd 209 also operates Proviso East High School (1,663 students) and Proviso Math and Science Academy (925 students) alongside Proviso West High School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Proviso West High School compares
Proviso West 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 | 21.5:1 | ▲ 54% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 1,870 | top 3% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
21.5:1
Leaner classes than 12% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,870
Bigger than 98% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
21.5:1
students per teacher
- 54% above state mean
Top 97% in Illinois - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$17,178
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 234 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
34
in-school suspensions + 383 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 22.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 56.4%
African American 39.1%
White 2.8%
Two or More 1.1%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 56.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 52.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 52.8, Proviso West High School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
AP courses offered 14
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Proviso Twp Hsd 209, which includes Proviso West High School.
$17,178
Per student
+1%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 64.6%
State 26.3%
Federal 9.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Proviso West High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proviso East High School | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Proviso Math and Science Academy | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Proviso West High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,663
- Students per teacher
- 19.6:1
- Resource Index
- 37/100
- Enrollment
- 925
- Students per teacher
- 19.3:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~1,870 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~21.5:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Proviso West High School's federal record.
- Compare Proviso West High School against another school. Compare schools
- Proviso Twp Hsd 209's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Proviso West High School
How many students attend Proviso West High School?
Proviso West High School has 1,870 students enrolled. It is a high school in Hillside, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Proviso West High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Proviso West High School is 21.5:1, which is 54% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 37% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Proviso West High School?
The largest demographic group at Proviso West High School is Hispanic or Latino at 56.4% of enrollment, in Hillside, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Proviso West High School?
Proviso West High School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Proviso West High School a good school?
Proviso West High School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Proviso Twp Hsd 209?
Besides Proviso West High School, Proviso Twp Hsd 209 also operates Proviso East High School (1,663 students) and Proviso Math and Science Academy (925 students). See the Proviso Twp Hsd 209 district page for the complete list.
Related tools
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. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.