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Public School Review - Established 2003

Palos Heights School District 128

12809 S Mcvickers Ave
Palos Heights, IL 60463-2351
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
9/
10
Top 20%
Tel: (708) 597-9040

Top Rankings

Palos Heights School District 128 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 170 students in Palos Heights School District 128.
Public Preschools in Palos Heights School District 128 have a diversity score of 0.39, which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 0.70.
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
791 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
61 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

Comparison of Students By Grade Trends

GradePalos Heights School District 128Illinois
Pre-K8879
Kind8274
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District Rank

Palos Heights School District 128, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Definition of Terms
This School District
State Average (IL)
#137 out of 865 school districts
(Top 20%)

Overall School District Rank Trends

YearPalos Heights School District 128
2023#137
2022#94
2021#152
2019#105
2018#152
2017#63
2016#68
2015#59
2014#86
2013#125
2012#82
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33%
27%

Math Proficiency Trends

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
202333%27%
202136%28%
201949%33%
201847%32%
201752%32%
201646%31%
201544%29%
201478%59%
201372%58%
201294%80%
201194%80%
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57%
30%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
202257%30%
202149%32%
201959%38%
201847%37%
201766%38%
201668%36%
201569%38%
201476%57%
201376%58%
201291%75%
201193%75%
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60-64%
50%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.40
0.70

Comparison of Diversity Score Trends

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
20240.410.70
20230.420.70
20220.390.68
20210.400.68
20200.370.68
20190.370.68
20180.280.67
20170.280.67
20160.260.67
20150.210.67
20140.230.66
20130.250.66
20120.260.65
20110.210.66
20100.170.64
20090.200.64
20080.160.64
20070.110.63
20060.130.61
20050.110.61
20040.080.60
20030.090.59
20020.100.59
20010.110.58
20000.080.57
19990.090.56
19980.050.56
19970.070.54
19960.040.53
19950.050.53
19940.050.52
19930.060.52
19920.070.52
19910.090.52
19900.100.51
19890.100.51
19880.100.50
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% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
4%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
20243%6%
20233%6%
20221%5%
20212%5%
20202%5%
20192%5%
20151%6%
20141%5%
20131%5%
20121%4%
20101%5%
20091%5%
20082%5%
20062%5%
20052%5%
20041%4%
20032%4%
20023%4%
20013%4%
20001%3%
19992%3%
19971%3%
19961%3%
19951%3%
19941%3%
19932%3%
19922%3%
19913%3%
19903%3%
19894%3%
19884%2%
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% Hispanic
16%
32%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
202416%28%
202317%27%
202216%27%
202116%27%
202015%26%
201915%26%
201814%26%
201714%26%
201613%26%
201510%25%
201410%25%
201311%24%
201211%24%
20119%23%
20107%22%
20097%22%
20085%21%
20075%20%
20064%19%
20053%18%
20042%18%
20033%17%
20022%16%
20012%15%
20002%15%
19993%14%
19982%13%
19972%13%
19961%12%
19951%12%
19941%11%
19931%11%
19921%10%
19911%10%
19901%9%
19891%9%
19881%9%
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% Black
4%
18%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1990-2024)

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
20244%16%
20234%17%
20224%17%
20214%17%
20203%17%
20193%17%
20182%17%
20172%17%
20162%17%
20151%17%
20142%17%
20132%18%
20122%18%
20112%18%
20102%20%
20093%20%
20082%20%
20071%20%
20061%20%
20051%20%
20041%21%
20021%21%
20011%21%
20001%21%
19981%21%
19971%20%
19951%20%
19941%21%
19921%21%
19911%21%
19901%22%
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% White
76%
42%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
202475%45%
202374%45%
202277%47%
202176%47%
202078%48%
201978%48%
201884%49%
201784%49%
201685%49%
201588%49%
201487%50%
201386%50%
201286%51%
201189%51%
201090%53%
200989%53%
200891%54%
200794%55%
200693%56%
200594%57%
200496%57%
200395%58%
200294%59%
200194%60%
200096%61%
199995%62%
199897%63%
199796%64%
199698%64%
199597%65%
199497%65%
199397%65%
199296%66%
199195%66%
199095%66%
198994%66%
198894%67%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2019-2024)

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
20242%4%
20232%4%
20222%4%
20212%4%
20202%4%
20192%4%
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All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,633 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,005 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Definition of Terms
This School District
This State (IL)
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$41,381 MM

Total Revenues Trends

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
2023$13 MM$15 MM
2022$13 MM$14 MM
2021$13 MM$15 MM
2020$13 MM$14 MM
2019$13 MM$14 MM
2018$11 MM$15 MM
2017$12 MM$13 MM
2016$12 MM$12 MM
2015$11 MM$10 MM
2014$12 MM$12 MM
2012$11 MM$11 MM
2011$11 MM$11 MM
2010$11 MM$10 MM
2009$10 MM$10 MM
2008$9 MM$9 MM
2007$9 MM$9 MM
2006$8 MM$8 MM
2005$8 MM$8 MM
2004$8 MM$8 MM
2003$7 MM$7 MM
2002$8 MM$8 MM
2001$8 MM$7 MM
2000$7 MM$7 MM
1999$6 MM$7 MM
1998$6 MM$6 MM
1997$6 MM$5 MM
1996$6 MM$5 MM
1995$5 MM$5 MM
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Spending
$14 MM
$39,976 MM

Total Expenditure Trends

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
2023$13 MM$14 MM
2022$12 MM$14 MM
2021$13 MM$14 MM
2020$12 MM$14 MM
2019$14 MM$13 MM
2018$11 MM$14 MM
2017$11 MM$12 MM
2016$10 MM$12 MM
2015$9 MM$11 MM
2014$10 MM$12 MM
2012$10 MM$11 MM
2011$10 MM$11 MM
2010$9 MM$11 MM
2009$9 MM$10 MM
2008$8 MM$9 MM
2007$8 MM$9 MM
2006$7 MM$8 MM
2005$8 MM$8 MM
2004$8 MM$8 MM
2003$11 MM$8 MM
2002$13 MM$8 MM
2001$7 MM$7 MM
2000$6 MM$7 MM
1999$6 MM$6 MM
1998$5 MM$6 MM
1997$7 MM$5 MM
1996$6 MM$5 MM
1995$5 MM$5 MM
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Revenue / Student
$16,633
$21,990

Average Revenue Per Student Trends

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
2023$16,999$17,333
2022$18,004$19,707
2021$18,023$17,764
2020$18,004$19,707
2019$18,010$17,662
2018$16,559$19,255
2017$17,412$17,801
2016$16,447$14,596
2015$14,772$11,118
2014$15,218$13,203
2012$14,279$11,701
2011$13,731$11,859
2010$15,398$11,118
2009$13,108$10,546
2008$12,756$11,298
2007$12,518$10,143
2006$10,899$9,054
2005$10,548$9,158
2004$10,707$8,999
2003$10,041$8,614
2002$10,795$8,976
2001$11,076$8,649
2000$10,076$8,451
1999$8,833$7,697
1998$7,160$5,971
1997$7,617$5,662
1995$6,889$5,677
1992$6,677$4,514
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Spending / Student
$17,005
$21,244

Average Expenditure Per Student Trends

YearPalos Heights School District 128Illinois
2023$17,379$16,251
2022$16,925$19,097
2021$18,426$16,655
2020$16,925$19,097
2019$19,958$17,005
2018$16,406$18,215
2017$15,940$17,235
2016$13,601$14,516
2015$12,339$11,218
2014$13,328$12,904
2012$12,671$11,755
2011$12,535$11,220
2010$12,862$11,218
2009$11,589$10,416
2008$11,718$10,971
2007$11,278$9,827
2006$10,078$8,997
2005$10,174$9,234
2004$10,402$9,089
2003$15,349$9,395
2002$17,198$9,305
2001$9,960$8,562
2000$8,411$8,142
1999$8,296$7,325
1998$6,521$5,848
1997$8,496$5,503
1995$6,694$5,507
1992$5,192$4,672
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Best Palos Heights School District 128 Public Preschools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: n/an/a
Indian Hill
12800 S Austin Ave
Palos Heights, IL 60463
(708) 597-1285
Gr: PK-K | 170 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 24%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 791 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 24%
  • : Top 20% in IL
  • : 33% (Top 30%)
  • : 57% (Top 10%)
  • : 60-64% (Top 30%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education

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