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Lockport School District 91

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Lockport Township’s School Grade B better than 59% of Illinois school districts

Students
493
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,219
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$3.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lockport School District 91

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the IL average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.7M, about $7,422 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lockport Township. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsValley View Community Unit School District 365U
6–85 middle schoolsValley View Community Unit School District 365U
9–122 high schoolsLockport Township High School District 205

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.8% · 362 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 29.9% · 337 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
$18,219 per student · 16% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 45%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 32%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
562’20
554’21
533’22
516’23
493’24

Down 12.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Milne Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Lockport
B+
233 students12:1
Kelvin Grove Jr High School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Lockport
B
260 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Joliet Township High School District 204Joliet, Joliet Township, Plainfield Township
$20,589per student
Lockport Township High School District 205Du Page Township, Homer Glen, Homer Township
$20,557per student
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33CHomer Glen, Homer Township
$18,261per student
Joliet Public School District 86Joliet, Joliet Township
$22,381per 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.