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LaGrange School District 102

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves La Grange and La Grange Park, and parts of Proviso Township, Lyons Township, Brookfield and Westchester.

La Grange’s School Grade A better than 94% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,875
Schools
6
Spent per student
$20,653
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$20.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about LaGrange School District 102

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $20.9M, about $7,269 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ALa Grange 15,935A+La Grange Park 13,453

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for La Grange. Grade by grade →

K–68 schoolsThis district
7–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Lyons Twp High SchLyons Township High School District 204

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency54%
State average 25.8% · 1,302 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 29.9% · 1,942 students tested

Graduation rate 96% at Lyons Twp HSD 204, 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
$20,653 per student · 4% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 35%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 31%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,028’20
2,986’21
2,976’22
2,924’23
2,875’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Barnsdale Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · La Grange Park
308 students12:1
Ogden Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
563 students15:1
Cossitt Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A+
472 students12:1
Congress Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Brookfield
B+
419 students12:1
Forest Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · La Grange Park
A−
452 students10:1
Park Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · La Grange Park
A+
661 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Proviso Township High School District 209Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview
$19,566per student
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208North Riverside, Riverside Township, Riverside
$20,777per student
Riverside School District 96North Riverside, Riverside Township, Riverside
$20,984per student
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201Berwyn, Berwyn Township, Forest View
$19,103per 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.