At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
9,333
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
22
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$22,414
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$12,581
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–08
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 9,323
- Teachers (FTE)
- 691
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.5:1
What current records say about Joliet PSD 86
Joliet PSD 86 operates 22 current public-school records serving grades PK–08 in Joliet, Illinois. NCES reports 9,333 students and 658.8 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Illinois agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 23 of 854 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $22,414 in current expenditure per pupil and $12,581 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 140 of 843 in Illinois. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 32%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 658.8
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $214,125,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet, Illinois
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 41.5320, -88.1005
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White7%
- Hispanic70.7%
- Black18.4%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial3.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Joliet PSD 86
22 current directory entries
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Showing 1–22 of 22 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A O Marshall Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 246 | 13.5:1 | |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 371 | 18.8:1 | |
| Dirksen Junior High School | Middle06–08 | 653 | 14.1:1 | |
| Edna Keith Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 402 | 16:1 | |
| Eisenhower Academy | Elementary01–05 | 209 | 16.1:1 | |
| Farragut Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 568 | 16.8:1 | |
| Forest Park Individual Ed School | ElementaryKG–05 | 263 | 18.1:1 | |
| Gompers Junior High School | Middle06–08 | 615 | 10.1:1 | |
| Hufford Junior High School | Middle06–08 | 1,072 | 13.2:1 | |
| Isaac Singleton Elem Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 304 | 10:1 | |
| Lynne Thigpen Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 620 | 15.4:1 | |
| M J Cunningham Elem Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 484 | 14.5:1 | |
| Marycrest Early Childhood Center | OtherPK–PK | 142 | 6.5:1 | |
| Pershing Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 621 | 19:1 | |
| Sator Sanchez Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 635 | 12.7:1 | |
| T E Culbertson Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 377 | 24.3:1 | |
| Taft Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 424 | 20:1 | |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 235 | 8.5:1 | |
| Thompson Instructional Center | ElementaryKG–08 | 0 | 0:1 | |
| Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm | Middle06–08 | 724 | 14.2:1 | |
| Will Co Detention Center 6-8 | Middle06–08 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Woodland Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 368 | 17.1:1 |