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Bellwood SD 88

Bellwood SD 88 in Illinois: 7 public schools with 1,998 students and 14.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,779 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 1,998
Students per teacher: 14.3; IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $23,779; IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 139
Counselors (FTE): 0.0
Students per counselor: —; IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

28%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

1,197 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

16%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 86% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

1,200 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$12.0K15

$11.9K16

$12.8K17

$14.2K18

$14.2K19

$14.6K20

$16.3K21

$19.2K22

$20.7K23

$23.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 14% · $8.6M
State: 53% · $33.3M
Local: 33% · $20.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,592
Support services: $12,302
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $9M
Long-term debt: $33.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Early Childhood Center	Pre-K	178	25.4	—	—	Bellwood
Grant Primary	Pre-K	0	—	—	—	Stone Park
Grant Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	363	12.5	32%	21%	Melrose Park
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	310	14.0	37%	28%	Bellwood
McKinley Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	304	16.0	38%	21%	Bellwood
Thurgood Marshall Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	229	12.7	24%	16%	Bellwood
Roosevelt Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	614	14.9	23%	10%	Bellwood

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 640 Eastern Ave, Bellwood, IL 60104
Phone: (708)410-3028

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.