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Itasca School District 10

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Itasca, and parts of Addison Township and Wood Dale.

Itasca’s School Grade A better than 87% of Illinois school districts

Students
960
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,630
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$29.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Itasca School District 10

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $29.7M, about $30,964 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Itasca. Grade by grade →

6–8F E Peacock Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lake Park High SchoolLake Park Community High School District 108

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency48%
State average 25.8% · 583 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 29.9% · 661 students tested

Graduation rate 94% at Lake Park CHSD 108, 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
$16,630 per student · 23% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 41%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 76%State 22%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,002’20
1,023’21
1,000’22
1,008’23
960’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 21%Asian 8%Two or more races 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.