School district · Illinois

Big Hollow SD 38

Big Hollow SD 38 in Illinois: 3 public schools with 1,653 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,370 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,653
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,370
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)
128
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%

56%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

1,055 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

33%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

1,054 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
$9.1K15
$9.4K16
$11.7K17
$10.4K18
$12.6K19
$13.9K20
$15.8K21
$15.2K22
$15.7K23
$17.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.7% · $1.7M
State
47% · $16.8M
Local
48% · $17.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,858
Support services
$6,896
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$510K
Long-term debt
$2.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
2–452212.543%40%
Pre-K–138711.9——
5–874413.862%29%

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.

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.

Sources

Address
26051 W Nippersink Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041
Phone
(847)740-1490
Website