Oak Lawn CHSD 229
Oak Lawn CHSD 229 is a public school district based in Oak Lawn, Illinois, serving 1,867 students in 1 schools. By enrollment it ranks #214 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 1,867 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Shahe Bagdasarian. It spends about $18,427 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Illinois median. It has roughly 17.1 students per teacher.
How Oak Lawn CHSD 229 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Oak Lawn CHSD 229 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $18,427 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,862 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $46.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 109 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 275 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 207 | 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. Shahe Bagdasarian
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103Lincolnshire | 1,878 | 4 | $25,868 | 11.7 | #211 |
| Murphysboro CUSD 186Murphysboro | 1,877 | 5 | $17,807 | 13.1 | #212 |
| Sandwich CUSD 430Sandwich | 1,872 | 6 | $13,229 | 14.3 | #213 |
| Oak Lawn CHSD 229Oak Lawn · this district | 1,867 | 1 | $18,427 | 17.1 | #214 |
| United Twp HSD 30East Moline | 1,862 | 1 | $14,466 | 17.4 | #215 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins LocalSandusky, OH | 1,868 | $13,840 | 17.5 |
| Buckingham County Public SchoolsBuckingham, VA | 1,868 | $12,729 | 14.6 |
| Grove City Area School DistrictGrove City, PA | 1,867 | $18,566 | 13.2 |
| Eastern Camden County Regional School DistrictVoorhees, NJ | 1,866 | $19,616 | 13.2 |
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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