School district · Illinois

ESD 159

ESD 159 in Illinois: 5 public schools with 1,653 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,861 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 5
Students: 1,653
Students per teacher: 12.8; IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $27,861; 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): 129
Counselors (FTE): 1.0
Students per counselor: 1,653; IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

31%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

1,059 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

15%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

1,061 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

$15.8K15

$19.2K16

$17.6K17

$18.4K18

$19.9K19

$20.7K20

$21.0K21

$21.8K22

$24.0K23

$27.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 5.1% · $2.9M
State: 34% · $19.5M
Local: 61% · $34.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $13,663
Support services: $13,041
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $4.3M
Long-term debt: $21.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Marya Yates Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	284	11.0	19%	16%	Matteson
Neil Armstrong Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	266	13.5	24%	18%	Richton Park
Sieden Prairie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	279	14.2	36%	11%	Matteson
Woodgate Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	260	12.0	—	24%	Matteson
Colin Powell Middle SchFree meals for all	6–8	564	13.4	30%	11%	Matteson

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: 20700 Matteson Ave, Matteson, IL 60443
Phone: (708)720-1300

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.