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Union SD 81 - Joliet, IL | Schools.now

ExploreUnion SD 81

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1739660

Union SD 81

Joliet, IL

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

143

-0.7%YoY

Graduation Rate

84.7%

-3.3%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$17,667

-10.8%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

-16.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

34.7%

-29.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

11.7%

-36.8%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

9.6%

-28.4%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.1%

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