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Berkeley SD 87, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Berkeley SD 87 runs 6 public schools with 2,147 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 11.5 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
2,147
Teachers (FTE)
187
Students per teacher
11.5
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
1200 N Wolf Rd, Berkeley, IL 60163
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1706000
State district ID
IL-06-016-0870-02
Total staff (FTE)
350
School counselors (FTE)
6.0About 358 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
12.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.5
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 (2,516), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$54.6 million
Federal revenue
$5.1 million
State revenue
$26.6 million
Local revenue
$22.9 million
Total spending
$52.5 million
Spending per pupil
$20,852
Salaries
$18.8 million35.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$90.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.4%
  • State: 48.7%
  • Local: 41.9%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,852
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Berkeley SD 87

By level: 2 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
J W Riley Intermediate SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 532010.0
Jefferson Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 238011.5
MacArthur Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 835712.3
Northlake Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 837812.6
Sunnyside Intermediate SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 534410.8
Whittier Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 236812.3

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.