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Flossmoor School District 161

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Flossmoor, and parts of Bloom Township, Rich Township, Chicago Heights, Homewood, Hazel Crest and Olympia Fields.

Flossmoor’s School Grade B better than 64% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,302
Schools
5
Spent per student
$19,241
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$12.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Flossmoor School District 161

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Illinois districts
  • Spends 11% less per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.8M, about $5,545 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BFlossmoor 9,358

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Flossmoor. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Parker Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Homewood-Flossmoor High SchoolHomewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.8% · 637 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 29.9% · 1,614 students tested

Graduation rate 97% at Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233, 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
$19,241 per student · 11% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 45%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 50%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,301’20
2,311’21
2,341’22
2,314’23
2,302’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 66%Hispanic 16%White 10%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Western Avenue Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flossmoor
B+
499 students16:1
Flossmoor Hills Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flossmoor
B−
357 students14:1
Heather Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Flossmoor
B+
319 students13:1
Serena Hills Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicago Heights
B−
305 students13:1
Parker Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Flossmoor
C+
822 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bloom Township High School District 206Crete Township, Crete, Glenwood
$22,240per student
Rich Township High School District 227Country Club Hills, Matteson, Park Forest
$38,455per student
Thornton Township High School District 205East Hazel Crest, Harvey, Thornton Township
$34,660per student
Bremen Community High School District 228Bremen Township, Country Club Hills, Markham
$25,258per 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.