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B+

Will County School District 92

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Homer Township, Lockport and Homer Glen, and parts of Du Page Township, Lockport Township, Romeoville and Lemont.

Homer Township’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,435
Schools
4
Spent per student
$26,413
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$13.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Will County School District 92

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Illinois districts
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% more per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.6M, about $9,481 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Homer Township 41,948A−Lockport 27,822A−Homer Glen 24,873

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Homer Township. Grade by grade →

PK–12 elementary schoolsHomer Community Consolidated School District 33C
2–43 elementary schoolsHomer Community Consolidated School District 33C
6–82 middle schoolsHomer Community Consolidated School District 33C
9–12Lockport Township High Sch EastLockport Township High School District 205

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.8% · 852 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 29.9% · 894 students tested

Graduation rate 92% at Lockport 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
$26,413 per student · 22% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 41%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 27%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,410’20
1,403’21
1,370’22
1,432’23
1,435’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Walsh Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Lockport
363 students13:1
Reed Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Homer Glen
A
291 students11:1
Ludwig Elem School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Lockport
B
321 students12:1
Oak Prairie Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Homer Glen
B+
460 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Community High School District 99Bolingbrook, Downers Grove Township, Lisle Township
$28,322per student
Consolidated High School District 230Orland Park, Orland Township, Palos Park
$25,716per student
Lemont Township High School District 210Downers Grove Township, Lemont Township, Palos Park
$24,736per student
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113ALemont Township, Palos Park
$15,284per 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.