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ExploreOak Park ESD 97

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1729250

Oak Park ESD 97

Oak Park, IL

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

5,560

+0.0%YoY

Graduation Rate

80.7%

-7.9%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$26,271

+32.6%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.0:1

-13.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

60.7%

+24.1%vs. State

English Language Learners

17.7%

-4.3%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

5.3%

-60.4%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.2%

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