Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96
Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 is a public school district based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, serving 3,419 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #114 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 70% of them. Its schools average 488 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Kathryn E Sheridan. It spends about $23,143 per student on day-to-day operations, 38% more than the Illinois median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $23,143 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $13,942 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $89.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $84.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 249 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 567 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,710 | 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 →Kathryn E Sheridan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Ellyn School District 41Glen Ellyn | 3,482 | 5 | $19,439 | 14.4 | #112 |
| Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3Mahomet | 3,468 | 4 | $8,902 | 16.3 | #113 |
| Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96Buffalo Grove · this district | 3,419 | 7 | $23,143 | 13.7 | #114 |
| Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123Oak Lawn | 3,395 | 7 | $15,513 | 13.2 | #115 |
| Addison School District 4Addison | 3,389 | 9 | $15,507 | 11.5 | #116 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Scott Community School DistrictEldridge, IA | 3,420 | $10,511 | 16.1 |
| Scottsbluff Public SchoolsScottsbluff, NE | 3,420 | $12,216 | 14.9 |
| Indian River Central School DistrictPhiladelphia, NY | 3,417 | $23,026 | 10.9 |
| Lincoln Consolidated School DistrictYpsilanti, MI | 3,416 | $12,934 | 16.9 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-il-kildeer-countryside-ccsd-96