District profile / Illinois
Sunnybrook School District 171
1,025
Students
2024-25 school year
2
Schools
2024-25 school year
$13,636
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 19% below the Illinois median
15.1
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6
Sunnybrook School District 171 is a public school district based in Lansing, Illinois, serving 1,025 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #370 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 512 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Erika Millhouse Pettis. It spends about $13,636 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% less than the Illinois median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher. We've matched 2 news stories to the district.
How Sunnybrook compares
SunnybrookIllinois median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$18.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 7%State 51%Local 42%
| Measure | Sunnybrook | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,636 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,843 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $18.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 68 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 95 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,025 | 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. Erika Millhouse Pettis
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
2 stories matchedPeer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porta CUSD 202Petersburg | 1,034 | 3 | $13,550 | 12.6 | #369 |
| Sunnybrook School District 171Lansing · this district | 1,025 | 2 | $13,636 | 15.1 | #370 |
| Carbondale CHSD 165Carbondale | 1,023 | 1 | $20,361 | 14.2 | #371 |
| Worth School District 127Worth | 1,015 | 4 | $15,762 | 12.2 | #372 |
| Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11Warrensburg | 1,014 | 3 | $12,710 | 16.1 | #373 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson CountyWrightsville, GA | 1,026 | $12,915 | 13.2 |
| Daingerfield-Lone Star ISDDaingerfield, TX | 1,026 | $12,304 | 11.9 |
| Cle Elum-Roslyn School DistrictCle Elum, WA | 1,026 | $14,321 | 19.0 |
| Choctaw CountyButler, AL | 1,025 | $13,153 | 17.4 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-il-sunnybrook-school-district-171