Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine CCSD 15 is a public school district based in Palatine, Illinois, serving 11,321 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #20 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 566 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Dana Smith. It spends about $16,859 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Palatine CCSD 15 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Palatine CCSD 15 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,859 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,492 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $216.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $213.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 836 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,942 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,132 | 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. Dana Smith
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township HSD 214Arlington Heights | 11,911 | 10 | $23,483 | 15.4 | #17 |
| St Charles CUSD 303Saint Charles | 11,731 | 18 | $18,087 | 13.3 | #18 |
| CUSD 200Wheaton | 11,639 | 20 | $17,321 | 13.3 | #19 |
| Palatine CCSD 15Palatine · this district | 11,321 | 20 | $16,859 | 13.5 | #20 |
| Aurora West USD 129Aurora | 11,020 | 17 | $14,838 | 14.7 | #21 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham School DistrictBellingham, WA | 11,337 | $15,475 | 17.4 |
| Penn-Harris-Madison School CorporationMishawaka, IN | 11,329 | $8,919 | 18.4 |
| Minnetonka Public School DistrictMinnetonka, MN | 11,323 | $13,584 | 15.7 |
| Santa FeSanta Fe, NM | 11,299 | $11,667 | 13.3 |
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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