Middle school (grades 6-8) · Hanover Park, IL

Spring Wood Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Spring Wood Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 172088002375
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Spring Wood Middle School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#3 of 10
public schools in Hanover Park · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
11.1:1
small classes for Illinois
420
students enrolled

Spring Wood Middle School has class sizes smaller than 81% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Spring Wood Middle School ranks #3 of 10 public schools in Hanover Park, IL.

School address

Enrollment

420

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

38.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.1:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-21% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Spring Wood Middle School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:111.1:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Spring Wood Middle School

Spring Wood Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Hanover Park, Illinois, enrolling 420 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 420 students, its enrollment sits close to the Illinois median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (41%) and White (34%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 69/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Keeneyville Sd 20 also operates Greenbrook Elem School (466 students) and Waterbury Elem School (415 students) alongside Spring Wood Middle 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 Spring Wood Middle School compares

Spring Wood Middle 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 11.1:1 ▼ 21% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 420 top 42% - -

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

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
420
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 19% in Illinois - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.2%
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
$16,904
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $17,042
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
50
in-school suspensions + 26 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 18.1 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 41.4%
White 33.8%
African American 10.7%
Asian 8.8%
Two or More 4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 41.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.3, Spring Wood Middle School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Keeneyville Sd 20, which includes Spring Wood Middle School.

$16,904
Per student
-1%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.9%
State 30.3%
Federal 7.8%

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 Spring Wood Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Greenbrook Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Waterbury Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Keeneyville Sd 20 · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle 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.

Next steps

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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 Spring Wood Middle School

How many students attend Spring Wood Middle School?

Spring Wood Middle School has 420 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Hanover Park, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Wood Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Spring Wood Middle School is 11.1:1, which is 21% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 29% 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 Spring Wood Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Spring Wood Middle School is Hispanic or Latino at 41.4% of enrollment, in Hanover Park, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Spring Wood Middle School?

Spring Wood Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Spring Wood Middle School rank among public schools in Hanover Park?

By Resource Investment Index, Spring Wood Middle School ranks #3 of 10 public schools in Hanover Park, 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 Hanover Park on the city page.

Is Spring Wood Middle School a good school?

Spring Wood Middle School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools. 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 Keeneyville Sd 20?

Besides Spring Wood Middle School, Keeneyville Sd 20 also operates Greenbrook Elem School (466 students) and Waterbury Elem School (415 students). See the Keeneyville Sd 20 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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