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Dolton School District 148

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Dolton and Riverdale, and parts of Thornton Township and Dixmoor.

Dolton’s School Grade D better than 7% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,077
Schools
10
Spent per student
$28,547
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$11M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dolton School District 148

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 32% more per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11M, about $5,299 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DDolton 20,671DRiverdale 10,280

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dolton. Grade by grade →

K–611 schoolsDolton School District 149
7–84 middle schoolsDolton School District 149
9–123 high schoolsThornton Township High School District 205

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 25.8% · 40 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts9%
State average 29.9% · 1,269 students tested

Graduation rate 82% at Thornton Twp HSD 205, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,547 per student · 32% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 58%Federal 21%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,013’20
1,980’21
1,984’22
2,058’23
2,077’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 91%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Early Childhood Cntr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dolton
196 students16:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Dolton
B−
342 students15:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Riverdale
282 students14:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Dolton
259 students13:1
Roosevelt Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Dolton
248 students13:1
Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Riverdale
197 students12:1
Riverdale School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Riverdale
137 students12:1
Lincoln Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dolton
168 students15:1
Roosevelt Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dolton
130 students14:1
Washington Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Riverdale
B−
118 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Thornton Township High School District 205Calumet City, Calumet Township, Harvey
$34,660per student
Bremen Community High School District 228Bremen Township, Posen
$25,258per student
Community High School District 218Blue Island, Calumet Township
$25,321per student
Cook County School District 130Blue Island, Calumet Township
$22,624per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.