Oak Park ESD 97
Oak Park ESD 97 is a public school district based in Oak Park, Illinois, serving 5,560 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #52 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 556 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Terri Bresnahan. It spends about $19,869 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% more than the Illinois median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.
How Oak Park ESD 97 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Oak Park ESD 97 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $19,869 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,877 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $132.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $131.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 462 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 810 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.0 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 927 | 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. Terri Bresnahan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City CUSD 9Granite City | 5,747 | 9 | $10,747 | 17.2 | #51 |
| Oak Park ESD 97Oak Park · this district | 5,560 | 10 | $19,869 | 12.0 | #52 |
| Alton CUSD 11Alton | 5,526 | 11 | $15,124 | 15.1 | #53 |
| CHSD 218Oak Lawn | 5,436 | 4 | $21,914 | 13.7 | #54 |
| Arlington Heights School District 25Arlington Heights | 5,423 | 9 | $17,042 | 12.3 | #55 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard ParishDeRidder, LA | 5,567 | $12,316 | 14.2 |
| Levy CountyBronson, FL | 5,564 | $9,737 | 18.8 |
| Danville City Public SchoolsDanville, VA | 5,564 | $15,159 | 11.9 |
| Flour Bluff ISDCorpus Christi, TX | 5,559 | $9,454 | 15.2 |
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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