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ExploreBall Chatham CUSD 5

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1704920

Ball Chatham CUSD 5

Chatham, IL

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

4,516

+0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

95.1%

+8.6%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$16,908

-14.6%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

17.3:1

+25.4%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

69.1%

+41.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

18.1%

-2.2%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

3.9%

-70.9%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+2.4%

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