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Joliet Public School District 86
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Joliet and Joliet, and parts of New Lenox and Rockdale.
Students
9,333
Schools
22
Spent per student
$22,381
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Debt
$108.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Joliet Public School District 86
- School Grade D: better than 11% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.4% since 2020
- Debt of $108.9M, about $11,667 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Marley.
PK–82 schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
85 middle schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
83 middle schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
9–123 high schoolsLincoln Way Community High School District 210
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency8%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 97% at Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$22,381 per student · 4% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 64%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,299’20
9,872’21
9,553’22
9,449’23
9,333’24
Down 9.4% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 71%Black 18%White 7%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
22 public schools.
Sator Sanchez Elem School
D635 students13:1
Pershing Elem School
D621 students19:1
Lynne Thigpen Elem School
D620 students15:1
Farragut Elem School
D568 students17:1
M J Cunningham Elem Sch
D−484 students14:1
Taft Elementary School
C−424 students20:1
Edna Keith Elem School
C−402 students16:1
T E Culbertson Elem School
C−377 students24:1
Carl Sandburg Elementary
D371 students19:1
Woodland Elem School
D368 students17:1
Isaac Singleton Elem Sch
D−304 students10:1
Forest Park Individual Ed School
C263 students18:1
A O Marshall Elem School
D−246 students13:1
Thomas Jefferson Elem School
C−235 students8:1
Eisenhower Academy
A209 students16:1
Thompson Instructional Center
0 students0:1
Hufford Junior High School
C1,072 students13:1
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm
B−724 students14:1
Dirksen Junior High School
C−653 students14:1
Gompers Junior High School
D615 students10:1
Will Co Detention Center 6-8
0 students
Marycrest Early Childhood Center
142 students6:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Joliet Township High School District 204Elwood, Jackson, Shorewood
$20,589per student
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Frankfort, Frankfort, Manhattan
$19,546per student
Lockport Township High School District 205Crest Hill, Homer, Lockport
$20,557per student
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201Channahon, Shorewood, Troy
$16,775per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.