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Ford Heights SD 169, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Ford Heights SD 169 runs 2 public schools with 462 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 20.1 students per teacher is 6.4 higher than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
462
Teachers (FTE)
23
Students per teacher
20.1
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
910 Woodlawn Ave, Ford Heights, IL 60411
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1710950
State district ID
IL-07-016-1690-02
Total staff (FTE)
63
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district20.1
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 (444), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$14.5 million
Federal revenue
$3.2 million
State revenue
$4.7 million
Local revenue
$6.7 million
Total spending
$12.4 million
Spending per pupil
$27,854
Salaries
$4.5 million36.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$16.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 21.9%
  • State: 32.1%
  • Local: 45.9%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$27,854
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Ford Heights SD 169

By level: 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Cottage Grove Upper Grade CenterCEP schoolMiddle5 to 815614.2
Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrCEP schoolElementaryPK to 430625.5

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.