Illinois: the highest-poverty school districts

456 districts

Illinois public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	South Holland SD 151	IL	4	1,319	1,314	99.6%
2	Dolton SD 149	IL	8	2,192	2,180	99.5%
3	Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch	IL	2	524	521	99.4%
4	East St Louis SD 189	IL	10	4,646	4,616	99.4%
5	Bellwood SD 88	IL	6	1,998	1,808	99.3%
6	Centralia SD 135	IL	4	1,068	1,047	99.1%
7	Hazel Crest SD 152-5	IL	2	891	883	99.1%
8	Dolton SD 148	IL	10	2,077	2,052	98.8%
9	Worth SD 127	IL	3	1,015	1,003	98.8%
10	Madison CUSD 12	IL	3	613	603	98.4%
11	Summit SD 104	IL	5	1,435	1,403	97.8%
12	East Moline SD 37	IL	6	2,641	2,425	97.7%
13	Joliet PSD 86	IL	20	9,333	8,847	96.3%
14	Chicago Heights SD 170	IL	10	2,674	2,564	95.9%
15	Murphysboro CUSD 186	IL	5	1,877	1,791	95.4%
16	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	IL	9	2,473	2,341	94.8%
17	Lansing SD 158	IL	5	2,547	2,395	94.0%
18	North Chicago SD 187	IL	8	3,637	3,329	91.5%
19	Rantoul City SD 137	IL	6	1,656	1,342	89.8%
20	Kankakee SD 111	IL	10	4,602	4,110	89.3%
21	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	IL	3	814	724	88.9%
22	Danville CCSD 118	IL	9	4,940	4,381	88.7%
23	Mount Vernon SD 80	IL	4	1,445	1,253	86.7%
24	Round Lake CUSD 116	IL	9	6,473	5,594	86.4%
25	Zion ESD 6	IL	7	2,176	1,836	84.4%
26	Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5	IL	5	1,286	1,081	84.1%
27	J S Morton HSD 201	IL	3	7,709	6,468	83.9%
28	Cahokia CUSD 187	IL	8	2,991	2,452	82.0%
29	Thornton Twp HSD 205	IL	3	4,509	3,688	81.8%
30	Bloom Twp HSD 206	IL	2	3,041	2,478	81.5%
31	Harvey SD 152	IL	5	1,487	1,198	80.6%
32	Park Forest SD 163	IL	6	1,524	1,226	80.4%
33	Decatur SD 61	IL	15	7,840	6,274	80.0%
34	Berkeley SD 87	IL	6	2,147	1,712	79.7%
35	Peoria SD 150	IL	25	13,312	10,583	79.5%
36	Cicero SD 99	IL	15	8,664	6,834	78.9%
37	Rock Falls ESD 13	IL	4	927	604	77.2%
38	Cook County SD 130	IL	11	2,950	2,134	77.1%
39	Lyons SD 103	IL	6	2,042	1,574	77.1%
40	Rock Island SD 41	IL	13	6,292	4,841	76.9%
41	Galesburg CUSD 205	IL	7	3,863	2,947	76.3%
42	Wood River-Hartford ESD 15	IL	3	579	438	75.6%
43	Carbondale ESD 95	IL	4	1,648	1,240	75.2%
44	Berwyn South SD 100	IL	8	3,050	2,291	75.1%
45	Beardstown CUSD 15	IL	3	1,702	1,276	75.0%
46	South Holland SD 150	IL	3	784	579	73.9%
47	Streator ESD 44	IL	3	1,511	1,115	73.8%
48	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	IL	622	324,396	239,237	73.7%
49	Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4	IL	3	864	633	73.3%
50	Belleville SD 118	IL	11	3,275	2,223	72.1%

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