Berkeley School District 87, Illinois

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Berkeley School District 87
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,143 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Berkeley School District 87 is a school district in Illinois (Cook County). During the 2024 school year, 2,143 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Berkeley School District 87 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Cosette Espinoza20232028
Charise Walker20232028
Carlos Chavez2027
Calvin Hightower2027
Nancy Mora2027
Dennis Jackson2025
Rose Mason2025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,332,000 $2,195 8%
Local: $32,825,000 $13,514 51%
State: $26,470,000 $10,897 41%
Total: $64,627,000 $26,606
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $98,347,000 $40,488
Total Current Expenditures: $54,281,000 $22,347
Instructional Expenditures: $22,702,000 $9,346 23%
Student and Staff Support: $4,996,000 $2,056 5%
Administration: $18,378,000 $7,566 19%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,205,000 $3,377 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $33,388,000 $13,745
Construction: $33,094,000 $13,624
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $0
Interest on Debt: $3,842,000 $1,581


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 11 >=50 <=5 12 PS <=20
2018-2019 15 40-59 9 16 <50 21-39 25-29
2017-2018 13 60-79 7 14 <50 <=20 25-29
2016-2017 16 40-59 13 15 <50 21-39 20-24
2015-2016 18 40-59 13 18 <50 <=20 25-29
2014-2015 15 21-39 11 15 <50 <=20 20-24
2013-2014 43 60-69 37 43 PS 40-59 50-54
2012-2013 39 60-69 32 40 PS 40-49 55-59
2011-2012 81 80-89 69 85 PS 80-89 85-89
2010-2011 83 >=90 73 87 PS 80-89 85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15 <50 10-14 15 PS <=20
2018-2019 25 40-59 19 25 >=50 <=20 40-44
2017-2018 19 60-79 15 18 >=50 21-39 25-29
2016-2017 24 40-59 21 23 <50 21-39 30-34
2015-2016 24 60-79 20 23 <50 21-39 30-34
2014-2015 26 40-59 27 25 <50 21-39 35-39
2013-2014 42 70-79 40 41 PS 40-59 55-59
2012-2013 46 70-79 48 44 PS 60-69 55-59
2011-2012 76 80-89 69 78 PS 80-89 80-84
2010-2011 76 >=90 72 76 PS 80-89 80-84

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,143 -6.6
2022-2023 2,284 -6.3
2021-2022 2,429 -3.6
2020-2021 2,516 0.4
2019-2020 2,505 1.3
2018-2019 2,473 -5.1
2017-2018 2,599 -4.8
2016-2017 2,725 -2.1
2015-2016 2,783 -1.0
2014-2015 2,811 -0.5
2013-2014 2,826 0.0
2012-2013 2,825 -0.5
2011-2012 2,838 -2.1
2010-2011 2,899 -0.2
2009-2010 2,905 1.0
2008-2009 2,876 1.8
2007-2008 2,825 -1.1
2006-2007 2,855 -1.1
2005-2006 2,886 -0.9
2004-2005 2,911 -1.3
2003-2004 2,949 3.8
2002-2003 2,838 1.5
2001-2002 2,796 6.2
2000-2001 2,623 2.9
1999-2000 2,547 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Berkeley School District 87 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 5.6
Black 20.9 16.4
Hispanic 73.8 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.3 4.2
White 3.4 45.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Berkeley School District 87 had 179.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 13.00
Elementary: 163.25
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 179.25

Berkeley School District 87 employed 8.00 district administrators and 13.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 75.00
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 12.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 34.98
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 11.00
Other Support Services: 3.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Berkeley School District 87 operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Jefferson Primary School357PK-2
J W Riley Intermediate School3233-5
Macarthur Middle School3746-8
Northlake Middle School3666-8
Sunnyside Intermediate School3583-5
Whittier Primary School365PK-2

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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