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Steger School District 194

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Steger and South Chicago Heights, and parts of Bloom Township, Chicago Heights, Crete Township, Park Forest, Sauk Village and Crete.

Steger’s School Grade D better than 14% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,507
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,960
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$16.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Steger School District 194

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the IL average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.6M, about $10,992 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DSteger 9,352C−South Chicago Heights 3,884

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Steger. Grade by grade →

PK–1Steger Primary CenterThis district
2–4Steger Intermediate CenterThis district
5–8Columbia Central SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsBloom Township High School District 206

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.8% · 643 students tested
Reading / language arts14%
State average 29.9% · 935 students tested

Graduation rate 87% at Bloom Twp HSD 206, 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
$18,960 per student · 12% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 54%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,403’20
1,452’21
1,415’22
1,439’23
1,507’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 42%Black 32%White 16%Two or more races 9%Asian <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.

Steger Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · South Chicago Heights
396 students19:1
Steger Intermediate Center
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Steger
D
465 students14:1
Columbia Central School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Steger
C
646 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Rich Township High School District 227Matteson, Olympia Fields, Rich Township
$38,455per student
Matteson Elementary School District 162Matteson, Olympia Fields, Rich Township
$20,488per student
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UMonee Township, University Park
$23,596per student
Bloom Township High School District 206Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood
$22,240per 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.