School district · Illinois

Western Springs SD 101

Western Springs SD 101 in Illinois: 4 public schools with 1,416 students and 12.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,466 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,416
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,466
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)
118
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
1,416
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

84%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

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

Math

Illinois: 39%

72%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

968 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
$12.5K15
$13.9K16
$16.2K17
$16.6K18
$15.1K19
$15.8K20
$12.5K21
$16.9K22
$17.7K23
$18.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.2% · $373K
State
24% · $7.3M
Local
75% · $23.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,102
Support services
$6,226
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.9M
Long-term debt
$18.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–527811.886%87%
Pre-K–528912.389%73%
K–538012.369%77%
6–846911.990%70%

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
4225 Wolf Rd, Western Springs, IL 60558
Phone
(708)246-3700