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Calumet City SD 155, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Calumet City SD 155 runs 3 public schools with 966 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 13.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
966
Teachers (FTE)
70
Students per teacher
13.8
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
540 Superior Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1741520
State district ID
IL-07-016-1550-02
Total staff (FTE)
136
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
8.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.8
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 (1,034), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$19.7 million
Federal revenue
$2.1 million
State revenue
$10.7 million
Local revenue
$6.9 million
Total spending
$17.1 million
Spending per pupil
$16,502
Salaries
$7.8 million45.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$33.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.5%
  • State: 54.3%
  • Local: 35.2%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$16,502
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Calumet City SD 155

By level: 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Wentworth Intermediate SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 531517.5
Wentworth Junior High SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 830210.4
Wilson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 234915.2

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.