Enrollment
471
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Kenilworth, IL
The Joseph Sears School
Federal NCES profile for The Joseph Sears School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 172097002378
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 53
📋 Attendance 57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
The Joseph Sears School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Illinois schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.4:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 471
- students enrolled
The Joseph Sears School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Kenilworth Sd 38 · Illinois
NCES ID 172097002378 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
50.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.4:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-33% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How The Joseph Sears School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at The Joseph Sears School
The Joseph Sears School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Kenilworth, Illinois, enrolling 471 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.4:1, The Joseph Sears School is leaner than roughly 93% of Illinois schools and 33% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 471 puts it in the larger third of Illinois schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 236 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
17.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Kenilworth Sd 38 spends $24,940 per pupil, 46% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.
Kenilworth Sd 38 operates only this one school, so The Joseph Sears School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 The Joseph Sears School compares
The Joseph Sears 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 | 9.4:1 | ▼ 33% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 471 | top 34% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.4:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
471
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9.4:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 7% in Illinois - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$24,940
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 236 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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
White 84.9%
Two or More 5.9%
Asian 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2%
African American 0.4%
Largest group: White at 84.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 27.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 27.2, The Joseph Sears School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kenilworth Sd 38, which includes The Joseph Sears School.
$24,940
Per student
+46%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+50%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 96.2%
State 2.2%
Federal 1.6%
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.
Similar other 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 (~471 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about The Joseph Sears School
How many students attend The Joseph Sears School?
The Joseph Sears School has 471 students enrolled. It is a public school in Kenilworth, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Joseph Sears School?
The student-teacher ratio at The Joseph Sears School is 9.4:1, which is 33% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 40% 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 The Joseph Sears School?
The largest demographic group at The Joseph Sears School is White at 84.9% of enrollment, in Kenilworth, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for The Joseph Sears School?
The Joseph Sears School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is The Joseph Sears School a good school?
The Joseph Sears School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of 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 Kenilworth Sd 38?
None reported; Kenilworth Sd 38 operates only The Joseph Sears School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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