Total enrollment
2,405
-4 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Matteson ESD 162
Illinois · 2,405 students · 4 cities
For a Illinois district, Matteson ESD 162 runs a compact public-school system: 7 schools and roughly 2,405 students (4 elementary and 3 middle).
4-year change in Matteson ESD 162
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Matteson ESD 162 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #254 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,405 | #157 of 508 | #3,876 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #96 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #222 of 506 | #3,018 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.7% | #139 of 456 | #3,126 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #282 of 341 | #5,530 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 Matteson ESD 162
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Illinois School at 37.1% proficient to Sauk Elementary School at 25.8%, a gap of 11.4 points. That is the 141st widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,683 to 2,405 students (down 10%) and from 201 to 187 full-time teachers (down 7%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Elem School | Olympia Fields | Elementary | KG-04 | 516 |
| O W Huth Middle School | Matteson | Middle | 07-08 | 421 |
| Matteson Elem School | Matteson | Elementary | KG-03 | 420 |
| Illinois School | Park Forest | Elementary | KG-08 | 391 |
| Sauk Elem School | Richton Park | Middle | 04-06 | 281 |
| Indiana Elem School | Park Forest | Middle | 04-06 | 215 |
| Richton Square School | Richton Park | Elementary | PK-PK | 161 |
About Matteson ESD 162
Across 7 schools, Matteson ESD 162 teaches about 2,405 students in Illinois. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
For a sense of the school types, Matteson ESD 162 is made up of 4 elementary and 3 middle.
On a per-school basis, Matteson ESD 162 runs about 344 students per school, 28% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 480.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 2,409 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,405 in SY 2024-25.
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