Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Ball Chatham CUSD 5 is a public school district based in Chatham, Illinois, serving 4,516 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #78 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 79% of them. Its schools average 753 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Becca Lamon. It spends about $8,698 per student on day-to-day operations, 48% less than the Illinois median. It has roughly 17.3 students per teacher.
How Ball Chatham CUSD 5 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,698 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,769 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $47.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $61.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 261 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 595 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 347 | 490 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr. Becca Lamon
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland CCSD 50Gurnee | 4,563 | 4 | $20,363 | 12.3 | #75 |
| Crete Monee CUSD 201UCrete | 4,562 | 8 | $17,860 | 13.7 | #76 |
| CCSD 62Des Plaines | 4,520 | 11 | $23,899 | 10.0 | #77 |
| Ball Chatham CUSD 5Chatham · this district | 4,516 | 6 | $8,698 | 17.3 | #78 |
| Thornton Twp HSD 205South Holland | 4,509 | 5 | $22,458 | 13.1 | #79 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton School DistrictShelton, CT | 4,518 | $19,643 | 14.2 |
| CentralShiprock, NM | 4,518 | $16,424 | 12.0 |
| Shelton School DistrictShelton, WA | 4,517 | $15,145 | 16.5 |
| Lakeside Union ElementaryLakeside, CA | 4,515 | $13,499 | 22.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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