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Palos Heights SD 128, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Palos Heights SD 128 runs 4 public schools with 830 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 13.2 students per teacher is about the same as the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
830
Teachers (FTE)
63
Students per teacher
13.2
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
12809 S McVickers Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1730570
State district ID
IL-07-016-1280-02
Total staff (FTE)
167
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
4.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.2
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 (730), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$13.2 million
Federal revenue
$474,000
State revenue
$3.0 million
Local revenue
$9.7 million
Total spending
$13.5 million
Spending per pupil
$18,426
Salaries
$6.4 million47.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$875,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.6%
  • State: 22.7%
  • Local: 73.7%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,426
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Palos Heights SD 128

By level: 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Chippewa Elementary SchoolElementary1 to 323713.2
Independence Junior High SchoolMiddle6 to 823611.2
Indian HillElementaryPK to K18316.6
Navajo Heights Elementary SchoolElementary4 to 517414.5

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.