Dolton SD 149
A public school district in Calumet City, Illinois, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,192
- Students enrolled
- 109
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 180
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,881
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,192 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,218th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 185th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 76% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,881 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 76% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Dolton SD 149 spent $20,881 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,136 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
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The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $20,881 | $47.9 million | 2,292 |
| FY2022 | $17,572 | $41.0 million | 2,333 |
| FY2021 | $14,744 | $35.7 million | 2,423 |
| FY2020 | $15,422 | $39.5 million | 2,562 |
| FY2019 | $15,098 | $38.2 million | 2,530 |
| FY2018 | $16,232 | $42.7 million | 2,633 |
| FY2017 | $18,763 | $51.1 million | 2,726 |
| FY2016 | $15,928 | $45.7 million | 2,867 |
| FY2015 | $14,282 | $42.8 million | 2,997 |
| FY2014 | $13,414 | $41.3 million | 3,080 |
| FY2013 | $14,281 | $44.2 million | 3,095 |
| FY2012 | $13,170 | $41.3 million | 3,135 |
| FY2011 | $11,826 | $39.0 million | 3,295 |
| FY2010 | $12,129 | $41.2 million | 3,397 |
| FY2009 | $9,952 | $33.8 million | 3,397 |
| FY2008 | $9,563 | $31.9 million | 3,331 |
| FY2007 | $8,878 | $31.6 million | 3,556 |
| FY2006 | $7,770 | $29.0 million | 3,732 |
| FY2005 | $8,136 | $31.7 million | 3,896 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.3 million | 15.5% |
| State | $35.6 million | 59.3% |
| Local | $15.1 million | 25.1% |
| Total | $60.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School | 266 |
| Carol Moseley Braun School | 264 |
| Caroline Sibley Elementary School | 434 |
| Creative Communications Academy | 246 |
| Diekman Elementary School | 227 |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy | 288 |
| S T E M Academy | 243 |
| School of Fine Arts | 224 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 1712420
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Illinois — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Illinois — A to Z, each with its page.
- Illinois on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved