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Worth SD 127, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Worth SD 127 runs 4 public schools with 1,015 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 12.2 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
1,015
Teachers (FTE)
83
Students per teacher
12.2
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
11218 S Ridgeland Ave, Worth, IL 60482
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1743380
State district ID
IL-07-016-1270-02
Total staff (FTE)
159
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.2
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 (1,084), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$23.1 million
Federal revenue
$3.5 million
State revenue
$9.8 million
Local revenue
$9.8 million
Total spending
$22.3 million
Spending per pupil
$20,554
Salaries
$8.2 million36.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$2.5 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.9%
  • State: 42.5%
  • Local: 42.5%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,554
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Worth SD 127

By level: 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Worth Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541311.5
Worth Junior High SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 833011.8
Worthridge SchoolPrekindergartenPK0
Worthwoods Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 527214.3

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.