Midlothian SD 143

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1725920

Midlothian SD 143 spent $17,586 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,620 students in 2024-25; 59.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,106 per student, up 14.3% 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 Midlothian SD 143 in enrollment (1,624 to 1,684 students) and Midlothian SD 143 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Midlothian SD 143, FY23Lake Forest SD 67 $30,131; Skokie SD 68 $24,120; ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 $19,053; Midlothian SD 143 $17,586; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Hillsboro CUSD 3 $14,362; Monticello CUSD 25 $13,828; Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 $13,668; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kLake Forest SD 67$30,131Skokie SD 68$24,120ESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208$19,053Midlothian SD 143$17,586Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Hillsboro CUSD 3$14,362Monticello CUSD 25$13,828Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238$13,668State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Midlothian SD 143, FY23Lake Forest SD 67 $30,131; Skokie SD 68 $24,120; ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 $19,053; Midlothian SD 143 $17,586; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Hillsboro CUSD 3 $14,362; Monticello CUSD 25 $13,828; Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 $13,668; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kLake Forest SD 67$30,131Skokie SD 68$24,120ESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208$19,053Midlothian SD 143$17,586Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Hillsboro CUSD 3$14,362Monticello CUSD 25$13,828Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238$13,668State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Midlothian SD 143, FY23Lake Forest SD 67 $30,131; Skokie SD 68 $24,120; ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 $19,053; Midlothian SD 143 $17,586; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Hillsboro CUSD 3 $14,362; Monticello CUSD 25 $13,828; Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 $13,668; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kLake Forest SD 67$30,131Skokie SD 68$24,120ESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208$19,053Midlothian SD 143$17,586Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Hillsboro CUSD 3$14,362Monticello CUSD 25$13,828Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238$13,668State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Midlothian SD 143, FY23Lake Forest SD 67 $30,131; Skokie SD 68 $24,120; ESD 159 $23,994; Rantoul City SD 137 $20,067; Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 $19,053; Midlothian SD 143 $17,586; Clinton CUSD 15 $16,560; Hillsboro CUSD 3 $14,362; Monticello CUSD 25 $13,828; Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 $13,668; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kLake Forest SD 67$30,131Skokie SD 68$24,120ESD 159$23,994Rantoul City SD 137$20,067Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208$19,053Midlothian SD 143$17,586Clinton CUSD 15$16,560Hillsboro CUSD 3$14,362Monticello CUSD 25$13,828Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238$13,668State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$33,831,000 in revenue: 59.4% state, 26.5% local and 14.1% federal. Total spending including $3,192,000 of capital outlay was $34,479,000, or $20,973 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Midlothian SD 143 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $20,092,000; Local $8,972,000; Federal $4,767,000; total $33,831,000.
  • State$20,092,000 59%
  • Local$8,972,000 27%
  • Federal$4,767,000 14%

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

1,644 students in 2022-23, 1,543 students in 2023-24, 1,620 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Midlothian SD 143 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,644, 2023-24: 1,543, 2024-25: 1,62005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6442023-241,5432024-251,620
Midlothian SD 143 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,644, 2023-24: 1,543, 2024-25: 1,62005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6442023-241,5432024-251,620
Midlothian SD 143 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,644, 2023-24: 1,543, 2024-25: 1,62005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6442023-241,5432024-251,620
Midlothian SD 143 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,644, 2023-24: 1,543, 2024-25: 1,62005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6442023-241,5432024-251,620

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,644125.013.2
2023-241,543124.012.4
2024-251,620121.813.3

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 Midlothian SD 143 scored proficient or above: 12% 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 arts12%29.9%1,044

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.

3 elementary schools, 1,486 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central Park Elementary School64013.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kolmar Elementary School53513.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Springfield Elementary School31110.5All 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.

1 other school, 134 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Spaulding School13426.8not reportedNot 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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Spaulding School

School in Midlothian; open in 2024-25; 134 students; 26.8 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Midlothian SD 143

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 Midlothian SD 143

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMidlothian SD 143 ranks 207 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,586).#207 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMidlothian SD 143 is the number 246 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,644 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#246 of 865
  3. Monticello CUSD 25The next larger Illinois district: 1,665 students in fall 2022, $13,828 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,828
  4. Hillsboro CUSD 3The next smaller Illinois district: 1,626 students in fall 2022, $14,362 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,362
  5. Compare Midlothian SD 143 with Monticello CUSD 25Enrollment, 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 Midlothian SD 143

  1. How many schools and students are in Midlothian SD 143?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 other), enrolling 1,620 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Midlothian SD 143 spend per student?
    $17,586 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 $20,106 per student, up 14.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Midlothian SD 143's money come from?
    $33,831,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.4% state, 26.5% local and 14.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Midlothian SD 143 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 328 of the 1,617 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.3%, 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 Midlothian SD 143 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Midlothian SD 143 scored proficient or above: 12% 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 Midlothian SD 143's NCES district ID?
    1725920. 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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