Illinois school districts by resource index

Northbrook SD 28 has the highest mean resource index of Illinois's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 68.8 of 100 across its 4 schools open in 2024-25, with 10.0 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method

Mean resource index of the district's schools, IllinoisNorthbrook SD 28 68.8; Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 68.7; Pleasantdale SD 107 65.5; North Shore SD 112 63.2; Libertyville SD 70 62.0; Avoca SD 37 61.5; Riverside SD 96 61.0; La Grange SD 105 South 61.0; La Grange SD 102 60.7; Oak Park ESD 97 60.2.0255075100Northbrook SD 2868.8Northbrook/Glenview SD 3068.7Pleasantdale SD 10765.5North Shore SD 11263.2Libertyville SD 7062.0Avoca SD 3761.5Riverside SD 9661.0La Grange SD 105 South61.0La Grange SD 10260.7Oak Park ESD 9760.2
Mean resource index of the district's schools, IllinoisNorthbrook SD 28 68.8; Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 68.7; Pleasantdale SD 107 65.5; North Shore SD 112 63.2; Libertyville SD 70 62.0; Avoca SD 37 61.5; Riverside SD 96 61.0; La Grange SD 105 South 61.0; La Grange SD 102 60.7; Oak Park ESD 97 60.2.0255075100Northbrook SD 2868.8Northbrook/Glenview SD 3068.7Pleasantdale SD 10765.5North Shore SD 11263.2Libertyville SD 7062.0Avoca SD 3761.5Riverside SD 9661.0La Grange SD 105 South61.0La Grange SD 10260.7Oak Park ESD 9760.2
Mean resource index of the district's schools, IllinoisNorthbrook SD 28 68.8; Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 68.7; Pleasantdale SD 107 65.5; North Shore SD 112 63.2; Libertyville SD 70 62.0; Avoca SD 37 61.5; Riverside SD 96 61.0; La Grange SD 105 South 61.0; La Grange SD 102 60.7; Oak Park ESD 97 60.2.050100Northbrook SD 2868.8Northbrook/Glenview SD 3068.7Pleasantdale SD 10765.5North Shore SD 11263.2Libertyville SD 7062.0Avoca SD 3761.5Riverside SD 9661.0La Grange SD 105 South61.0La Grange SD 10260.7Oak Park ESD 9760.2
Mean resource index of the district's schools, IllinoisNorthbrook SD 28 68.8; Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 68.7; Pleasantdale SD 107 65.5; North Shore SD 112 63.2; Libertyville SD 70 62.0; Avoca SD 37 61.5; Riverside SD 96 61.0; La Grange SD 105 South 61.0; La Grange SD 102 60.7; Oak Park ESD 97 60.2.050100Northbrook SD 2868.8Northbrook/Glenview SD 3068.7Pleasantdale SD 10765.5North Shore SD 11263.2Libertyville SD 7062.0Avoca SD 3761.5Riverside SD 9661.0La Grange SD 105 South61.0La Grange SD 10260.7Oak Park ESD 9760.2

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The 50 highest district means

DistrictOpen schoolsStudents, fall 2022Per teacherPer studentIndex
Northbrook SD 2841,84210.0$30,56068.8
Northbrook/Glenview SD 3031,25410.6$26,51768.7
Pleasantdale SD 107283211.0$22,09765.5
North Shore SD 11293,78511.3$24,79963.2
Libertyville SD 7052,14511.5$23,44162.0
Avoca SD 3726618.6$31,14761.5
Riverside SD 9651,72312.8$19,92961.0
La Grange SD 105 South51,2139.8$25,11261.0
La Grange SD 10262,97612.0$19,37060.7
Oak Park ESD 97105,54612.2$23,48360.2
Elmhurst SD 205138,29912.9$21,62359.2
Glenview CCSD 3484,31711.9$23,63358.6
River Trails SD 2641,51411.2$21,70758.5
Westchester SD 92-531,03612.4$16,30158.3
Barrington CUSD 220128,17312.3$24,20758.0
The other 35 on the list
DistrictOpen schoolsStudents, fall 2022Per teacherPer studentIndex
Palos CCSD 11832,10413.7$17,46258.0
Benjamin SD 25263211.1$23,92257.5
Lincolnwood SD 7431,22110.7$26,27856.7
Ridgeview CUSD 19353211.3$16,81256.7
Downers Grove GSD 58134,91814.6$20,03756.6
Glen Ellyn SD 4153,52214.5$18,89556.6
Evergreen Park ESD 12451,76711.6$18,63756.6
Geneva CUSD 304105,11912.7$20,33656.4
Northbrook ESD 2731,33311.2$27,87156.3
CCSD 14652,30012.0$22,07056.2
Hawthorn CCSD 7393,55710.4$19,08456.1
Teutopolis CUSD 5031,08115.2$10,94956.0
Crystal Lake CCSD 47127,10912.7$16,87155.7
Erie CUSD 136069.7$26,32055.3
CUSD 2002011,63813.1$19,20855.3
CCSD 62114,2619.9$25,35955.2
Blue Ridge CUSD 18367010.8$18,06155.0
Dieterich CUSD 30260914.3$11,18755.0
Winnetka SD 3651,73110.7$30,92554.8
Keeneyville SD 2031,28710.2$20,14654.7
Park Ridge CCSD 6484,67112.8$22,45454.6
Lake Forest SD 6751,66610.1$30,13154.6
LeRoy CUSD 2377810.3$15,11354.3
Wheeling CCSD 21126,00112.5$23,33054.3
Lisle CUSD 20231,49011.9$27,94454.0
Byron CUSD 22631,46612.3$20,28754.0
Cary CCSD 2652,30213.9$15,89253.8
Woodridge SD 6872,70812.7$22,21053.7
Batavia USD 10185,26014.7$19,64953.5
Deerfield SD 10962,72910.9$26,41453.0
Pawnee CUSD 11256010.4$14,19653.0
Wilmette SD 3963,33311.7$24,59952.8
Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 10242,51813.2$20,96052.8
ISU Laboratory Schools21,04511.8not reported52.5
Lake Bluff ESD 65285810.5$25,61052.5

Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.

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Questions about Illinois's districts

  1. Which Illinois school districts have the most resources?
    Northbrook SD 28, whose 4 schools average 68.8 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Illinois's districts with 500 or more students.
  2. How are districts ranked?
    By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
  3. How many school districts are in Illinois?
    861 districts and other agencies ran at least one Illinois public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23

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