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ExplorePrairie-Hills ESD 144

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1724720

Prairie-Hills ESD 144

Markham, IL

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

2,473

+0.4%YoY

Graduation Rate

78.3%

-10.6%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$26,028

+31.4%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

21.1:1

+52.9%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

44.3%

-9.4%vs. State

English Language Learners

25.3%

+36.8%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

30.8%

+129.9%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.6%

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