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Bellwood SD 88, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Bellwood SD 88 runs 7 public schools with 1,998 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 14.4 students per teacher is 0.7 higher than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
7
Students
1,998
Teachers (FTE)
139
Students per teacher
14.4
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
640 Eastern Ave, Bellwood, IL 60104
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1705760
State district ID
IL-06-016-0880-02
Total staff (FTE)
352
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
19.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.4
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,255), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$48.3 million
Federal revenue
$3.9 million
State revenue
$27.2 million
Local revenue
$17.2 million
Total spending
$45.7 million
Spending per pupil
$20,273
Salaries
$20.4 million44.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$39.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.1%
  • State: 56.4%
  • Local: 35.5%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,273
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Bellwood SD 88

By level: 1 middle, 4 elementary, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Early Childhood CenterPrekindergartenPK17825.4
Grant Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 536312.5
Grant PrimaryPrekindergartenPK0
Lincoln Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 531014.1
McKinley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 530416.0
Roosevelt Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 861415.0
Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 522912.7

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.