Willow Springs School District 108 had the second lowest outstanding school debt among Cook County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Kirby School District 140's outstanding school debt reached $632,098 as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $18,274 per student.
Thornton School District 154 had the fourth lowest outstanding school debt among Cook County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Sunnybrook School District 171's outstanding school debt reached $1 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $105,297 per student.
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 had the eighth lowest outstanding school debt among Cook County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Sandridge School District 172's outstanding school debt reached $1.2 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $308,750 per student.
Forest Ridge School District 142 had the 10th lowest outstanding school debt among Cook County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Calumet Public School District 132's outstanding school debt reached $1.7 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $201,647 per student.
Pleasantdale School District 107 had the 13th lowest outstanding school debt among Cook County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Ridgeland School District 122's outstanding school debt reached $2.7 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $116,873 per student.
Burnham School District 154-5 had the 16th lowest outstanding school debt among Cook County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Lincoln Elementary School District 156's outstanding school debt reached $3.7 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $523,914 per student.
There were 17 incidents of students being suspended in General George Patton School District 133 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
Atwood Heights School District 125 had the 18th lowest outstanding school debt among Cook County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
There were 26 incidents of students being suspended in Worth School District 127 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
There were 259 incidents of students being suspended just in West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5's outstanding school debt reached $4.1 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $295,933 per student.
There were 144 incidents of students being suspended just in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
South Holland School District 151 had the 20th lowest outstanding school debt among Cook County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
School districts in Cook County carried over $12.5 billion in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 51.2% of their legal borrowing capacity.