Chicago Heights School District 170, Illinois

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Chicago Heights School District 170
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,655 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
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Chicago Heights School District 170 is a school district in Illinois (Cook County). During the 2024 school year, 2,655 students attended one of the district's 11 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 Chicago Heights School District 170 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
James Cordes
Katherine Kelly-Rodriguez
Denise Manuel
Elizabeth Nevarez
Adele Palombi-Propst
Joanna Panici
Errick Stringfellow

Elections

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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: $16,567,000 $6,159 22%
Local: $18,852,000 $7,008 25%
State: $38,982,000 $14,491 52%
Total: $74,401,000 $27,658
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $73,920,000 $27,479
Total Current Expenditures: $58,042,000 $21,576
Instructional Expenditures: $34,535,000 $12,838 47%
Student and Staff Support: $3,483,000 $1,294 5%
Administration: $10,062,000 $3,740 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,962,000 $3,703 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $11,368,000 $4,226
Construction: $10,837,000 $4,028
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $404,000 $150
Interest on Debt: $2,449,000 $910


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 9 PS 6 11 PS <=10 15-19
2018-2019 11 PS 7 13 <=20 25-29
2017-2018 11 PS 8 12 <=20 15-19
2016-2017 10 9 11 PS 11-19 10-14
2015-2016 13 PS 10 14 <=20 15-19
2014-2015 9 PS 8 9 PS <=20 15-19
2013-2014 38 PS 30 42 PS 40-59 45-49
2012-2013 39 30 46 PS 21-39 45-49
2011-2012 78 PS 71 84 PS 70-79 85-89
2010-2011 74 PS 65 81 PS 80-84 80-84

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 21 PS 16 23 PS 30-39 25-29
2018-2019 22 PS 20 23 21-39 25-29
2017-2018 20 PS 20 20 21-39 15-19
2016-2017 20 18 20 30-39 25-29
2015-2016 22 PS 21 22 21-39 25-29
2014-2015 19 PS 20 17 PS 21-39 30-34
2013-2014 35 PS 35 34 PS 21-39 45-49
2012-2013 40 37 41 PS 40-59 50-54
2011-2012 65 PS 60 68 PS 60-69 75-79
2010-2011 64 PS 58 67 PS 70-74 70-74

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 2,655 -2.3
2022-2023 2,715 0.9
2021-2022 2,690 0.0
2020-2021 2,690 -7.5
2019-2020 2,891 -5.8
2018-2019 3,060 -2.7
2017-2018 3,142 -3.0
2016-2017 3,237 0.2
2015-2016 3,231 -2.8
2014-2015 3,323 -0.9
2013-2014 3,352 1.7
2012-2013 3,294 1.9
2011-2012 3,232 -1.0
2010-2011 3,263 -3.4
2009-2010 3,373 -3.2
2008-2009 3,480 -0.8
2007-2008 3,507 0.1
2006-2007 3,504 -0.4
2005-2006 3,517 0.3
2004-2005 3,507 1.0
2003-2004 3,471 1.4
2002-2003 3,423 -1.5
2001-2002 3,473 1.9
2000-2001 3,408 1.7
1999-2000 3,350 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Chicago Heights School District 170 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 5.6
Black 31.8 16.4
Hispanic 63.8 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.1 4.2
White 3.1 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, Chicago Heights School District 170 had 202.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.11.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 189.50
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 202.50

Chicago Heights School District 170 employed 4.00 district administrators and 18.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 176.00
School Administrators: 18.00
School Administrative Support: 33.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 40.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 22.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 20.52
Other Support Services: 0.00


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 Chicago Heights School District 170 operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Chicago Heights Middle School8626-8
Garfield Elem School219PK-5
Greenbriar Elem School183PK-5
Highland School0PK-PK
Jefferson Elem School155PK-5
Kennedy Elem School199PK-5
Lincoln Elem School86PK-5
Roosevelt Elem School348PK-5
U S Grant Elem School163PK-5
Washington-Mckinley Elem Sch279PK-5
Wilson Elem School161PK-5

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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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