Total enrollment
2,192
-231 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Dolton SD 149
Illinois · 2,192 students · 3 cities
Looking at the Dolton SD 149 system: 8 public K-12 schools serving approximately 2,192 students inside Illinois, averaging 274 per school.
4-year change in Dolton SD 149
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Dolton SD 149 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #321 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,192 | #172 of 508 | #4,127 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #74 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #504 of 506 | #8,379 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.5% | #2 of 456 | #207 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #331 of 341 | #6,375 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Dolton SD 149
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Carol Moseley Braun School at 23.6% proficient to Caroline Sibley Elementary School at 12.3%, a gap of 11.3 points. That is the 142nd widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 2,629 to 2,192 students (down 17%) and from 135 to 109 full-time teachers (down 19%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Sibley Elem School | Calumet City | Elementary | KG-05 | 434 |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy | South Holland | Elementary | KG-05 | 288 |
| Berger-Vandenberg Elem School | Dolton | Elementary | KG-05 | 266 |
| Carol Moseley Braun School | Calumet City | Elementary | KG-05 | 264 |
| Creative Communications Acad | Calumet City | Middle | 06-06 | 246 |
| S T E M Academy | Calumet City | Middle | 08-08 | 243 |
| Diekman Elem School | Dolton | Elementary | PK-05 | 227 |
| School of Fine Arts | Calumet City | Middle | 07-07 | 224 |
About Dolton SD 149
Across 8 schools, Dolton SD 149 educates about 2,192 students in Illinois. By footprint it is a small district.
On the school-mix side, Dolton SD 149 is built around 5 elementary and 3 middle.
Per-school enrollment averages around 274 in this district, lower than the Illinois typical of 480.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 10%: 2,423 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,192 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Dolton SD 149 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.