School district · Illinois
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet PSD 86 in Illinois: 22 public schools with 9,333 students and 14.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,668 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 22
- Students
- 9,333
- Students per teacher
- 14.2
- IL 13.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $22,668
- 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)
- 659
- Counselors (FTE)
- 9.0
- Students per counselor
- 1,037
- IL 414 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 11.0
- Librarians (FTE): 4.0
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%30%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Illinois
Median 56% · 514 school districts compared
5,810 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Illinois: 39%17%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Illinois
Median 33% · 561 school districts compared
5,799 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.
- Federal
- 13% · $34.6M
- State
- 64% · $164.7M
- Local
- 23% · $58.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $12,411
- Support services
- $9,394
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $14.6M
- Long-term debt
- $26.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 142 | 6.5 | — | — | |
A O Marshall Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 246 | 13.5 | 13% | 15% |
Carl Sandburg ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 371 | 18.8 | 17% | 10% |
Edna Keith Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 402 | 16.0 | 12% | 12% |
Eisenhower AcademyFree meals for all | 1–5 | 209 | 16.1 | 94% | 98% |
Farragut Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 568 | 16.8 | 19% | 11% |
Forest Park Individual Ed SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 263 | 18.1 | 66% | — |
Isaac Singleton Elem SchFree meals for all | K–5 | 304 | 10.0 | 23% | 17% |
Lynne Thigpen Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 620 | 15.4 | 23% | 15% |
M J Cunningham Elem SchFree meals for all | K–5 | 484 | 14.5 | 22% | 20% |
Pershing Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 621 | 19.0 | 27% | 12% |
Sator Sanchez Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 635 | 12.7 | 20% | 9.8% |
T E Culbertson Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 377 | 24.3 | 30% | 24% |
Taft Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 424 | 20.0 | 34% | 26% |
Thomas Jefferson Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 235 | 8.5 | — | 18% |
Thompson Instructional CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | K–8 | 0 | — | — | — |
Woodland Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 368 | 17.1 | 27% | 22% |
Dirksen Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 653 | 14.1 | 29% | 15% |
Gompers Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 615 | 10.1 | 35% | 13% |
Hufford Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,072 | 13.2 | 30% | 12% |
Washington Jr High & Academy PrgmFree meals for all | 6–8 | 724 | 14.2 | 31% | 12% |
Will Co Detention Center 6-8Alternative | 6–8 | 0 | — | — | — |
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
- 420 N Raynor Ave, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815)740-3196
- 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.