Statistics

Students 2011-12

Total Enrollment 14,056
Limited English 16.60%
Low Income 17.53%
   

Racial/ethnic background

White 45.52%
Black 7.11%
Hispanic                          22.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander                           20.84%
Native American 0.69%
Multiracial 3.35%

Teachers 2011-12

Racial/ethnic background

White 87.57%
Black 1.12%
Hispanic .87%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.92%
Native American 0%
Undisclosed 7.52%

Gender

Male 10.96%
Female 89.03%
Total certified personnel 1,260
Total personnel 2,282

Ratios

Pupil-teacher 22.2:1
Pupil-certified staff 10.9:1
Pupil-administrator 195.5:1

Experience/Education

Average experience 10 years
Teachers with bachelor’s 100%
With advanced degrees 71%

Salaries

Average teacher $63,052.95
Average administrator $121,862.30

Instructional setting

District 54 operates 21 elementary schools, five junior high schools and one kindergarten to eighth-grade school.

Average class size by grade for the 2011-12 school year

Kindergarten             20.3
First 22.2
Second 22.3
Third 21.6
Fourth 21.9
Fifth 23.6
Sixth 23.1
Junior High 23.4

Test scores

The following chart shows the percent of District 54 children at each grade level who took the Illinois Standards Achievement Test in the spring of 2011 and met or exceeded state standards in the subjects listed.

Grade Reading Math Science
Third grade 86.8 95.4  
Fourth grade 88.0 94.9 90.1
Fifth grade 86.8 92.3  
Sixth grade 93.7 94.3  
Seventh grade 92.0 94.9 91.0
Eighth grade 94.6 94.5  

Finances 2011-12

Credit rating:  Aaa
Tax rate: 2.996
Operating expenditure per student: $12,636.94
Equalized assessed valuation per student: $404,648

2011-12 budget

 

Fund

Revenue

Expenditure

Education

$167,566,116

$166,495,573

Operations and Maintenance

15,593,963

16,236,570

Transportation

8,567,720

10,128,850

Bond and Interest

9,145,847

8,855,500

IMRF/Social Security

6,179,307

6,157,400

Capital Projects

0

9,331,148

Working Cash

1,265,652

0

Fire Prevention/Life Safety

1,015,896

774,067

     
Total

209,334,501

217,979,108