ESD 159
A public school district in Matteson, Illinois, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,653
- Students enrolled
- 129
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 316
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,994
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,653 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,274th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 243rd of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 70% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,994 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 84% 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
ESD 159 spent $23,994 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,514 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $23,994 | $40.3 million | 1,679 |
| FY2022 | $21,734 | $36.6 million | 1,685 |
| FY2021 | $20,894 | $37.2 million | 1,779 |
| FY2020 | $20,540 | $37.5 million | 1,827 |
| FY2019 | $19,826 | $37.8 million | 1,909 |
| FY2018 | $18,337 | $35.3 million | 1,926 |
| FY2017 | $17,464 | $33.4 million | 1,914 |
| FY2016 | $19,095 | $35.8 million | 1,875 |
| FY2015 | $15,725 | $30.6 million | 1,947 |
| FY2014 | $15,986 | $30.7 million | 1,921 |
| FY2013 | $14,961 | $29.5 million | 1,974 |
| FY2012 | $14,204 | $27.9 million | 1,967 |
| FY2011 | $12,643 | $26.1 million | 2,064 |
| FY2010 | $12,289 | $25.9 million | 2,104 |
| FY2009 | $11,157 | $23.8 million | 2,129 |
| FY2008 | $10,334 | $23.1 million | 2,233 |
| FY2007 | $9,680 | $20.4 million | 2,110 |
| FY2006 | $9,529 | $19.3 million | 2,025 |
| FY2005 | $10,514 | $18.9 million | 1,801 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.1 million | 9.5% |
| State | $16.5 million | 30.8% |
| Local | $31.9 million | 59.7% |
| Total | $53.5 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Colin Powell Middle School | 564 |
| Marya Yates Elementary School | 284 |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School | 266 |
| Sieden Prairie Elementary School | 279 |
| Woodgate Elementary School | 260 |
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
- 1736300
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