ISBE started profiling the financial health of the state's school districts in 2003, using experts to evaluate five areas: fund balance to revenue ratio, expenditure to revenue ratio, days cash on hand, percentage of short-term borrowing ability remaining, and percentage of long-term borrowing ability remaining. The results are combined into a score, which corresponds with one of four designations.
Districts that score between 1 and 2.61 are on "financial watch;" between 2.62 and 3.07 "financial warning;" between 3.08 and 3.53 "financial review;" and between 3.54 and 4.00 "financial recognition."
In all, 640 Illinois school districts achieved "financial recognition." Another 147 were under "financial review," 43 were designated "early warning," and 22 were on the "financial watch" list.
South Suburbs school districts financial health
Rank
District
County
Score
Designation
1
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231
Cook
4.0
Recognition
2
Palos Heights School District 128
Cook
4.0
Recognition
3
Lemont Bromberek Combined School District 113A
Cook
4.0
Recognition
4
Orland Park Consolidated High School District 230
Cook
4.0
Recognition
5
Pleasantdale School District 107
Cook
4.0
Recognition
6
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126
Cook
4.0
Recognition
7
South Holland School District 150
Cook
3.9
Recognition
8
Community Consolidated School District 146
Cook
3.9
Recognition
9
Sunnybrook School District 171
Cook
3.9
Recognition
10
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5
Cook
3.9
Recognition
11
Worth School District 127
Cook
3.9
Recognition
12
Cook County School District 130
Cook
3.9
Recognition
13
Indian Springs School District 109
Cook
3.9
Recognition
14
Flossmoor School District 161
Cook
3.9
Recognition
15
Forest Ridge School District 142
Cook
3.9
Recognition
16
Atwood Heights School District 125
Cook
3.8
Recognition
17
Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233
Cook
3.8
Recognition
18
Sandridge School District 172
Cook
3.8
Recognition
19
Calumet Public School District 132
Cook
3.8
Recognition
20
General George Patton School District 133
Cook
3.8
Recognition
21
Lemont Township High School District 210
Cook
3.8
Recognition
22
North Palos School District 117
Cook
3.8
Recognition
23
Rich Township High School District 227
Cook
3.8
Recognition
24
Burbank School District 111
Cook
3.8
Recognition
25
Lansing School District 158
Cook
3.7
Recognition
26
Thornton Township High School District 205
Cook
3.7
Recognition
27
Lincoln Elementary School District 156
Cook
3.7
Recognition
28
Brookwood School District 167
Cook
3.7
Recognition
29
Posen Robbins Elementary School District 143.5
Cook
3.7
Recognition
30
Chicago Heights School District 170
Cook
3.7
Recognition
31
Willow Springs School District 108
Cook
3.7
Recognition
32
Ridgeland School District 122
Cook
3.7
Recognition
33
Arbor Park School District 145
Cook
3.7
Recognition
34
South Holland School District 151
Cook
3.7
Recognition
35
Bloom Township High School District 206
Cook
3.7
Recognition
36
Kirby School District 140
Cook
3.65
Recognition
37
Midlothian School District 143
Cook
3.65
Recognition
38
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118
Cook
3.65
Recognition
39
Orland School District 135
Cook
3.65
Recognition
40
Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123
Cook
3.6
Recognition
41
Hazel Crest School District 152.5
Cook
3.6
Recognition
42
Dolton School District 149
Cook
3.6
Recognition
43
Dolton School District 148
Cook
3.6
Recognition
44
Park Forest School District 163
Cook
3.6
Recognition
45
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
Cook
3.55
Recognition
46
Harvey School District 152
Cook
3.55
Recognition
47
Community High School District 218
Cook
3.55
Recognition
48
Elementary School District 159
Cook
3.45
Review
49
ARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 217
Cook
3.45
Review
50
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124
Cook
3.45
Review
51
Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144
Cook
3.35
Review
52
Bremen Community High School District 228
Cook
3.35
Review
53
Burnham School District 154-5
Cook
3.35
Review
54
Thornton-Fractional Township High School District 215
Cook
3.35
Review
55
Community Consolidated School District 168
Cook
3.35
Review
56
Summit School District 104
Cook
3.25
Review
57
Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157
Cook
3.25
Review
58
Matteson Elementary School District 162
Cook
3.25
Review
59
Calumet City School District 155
Cook
3.25
Review
60
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147
Cook
3.25
Review
61
Homewood School District 153
Cook
3.25
Review
62
Ford Heights School District 169
Cook
3.0
Early
63
Reavis Township High School District 220
Cook
3.0
Early
64
Country Club Hills School District 160
Cook
2.45
Watch
65
Thornton School District 154
Cook
2.3
Watch
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Forest Ridge School District 142• Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157• Park Forest School District 163 Board• Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215• Palos Community Consolidated School District 118• Flossmoor School District 161 Board• Harvey School District 152 Board• Ridgeland School District 122• Ford Heights School District 169• Atwood Heights School District 125• Palos Heights School District 128 Board• Alsip, Hazelgreen, Oak Lawn School District 126• West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147• Burnham School District 154-5• Hazel Crest School District 152-5• Chicago Heights School District 170• Community Consolidated School District 146 Board• Sandridge School District 172• Citizens for Community High School District 218• Dolton School District 148• Arbor Park School District 145• Pleasantdale School District 107 Board• Bremen Community High School District 228 Board• Sunnybrook School District 171• Dolton School District 149• Calumet Public School District 132 Board• Community Consolidated School District 168• Oak Lawn Community High School District 229• Homewood School District 153• Burbank School District 111• Rich Township High School District 227• Elementary School District 159• Willow Springs School District 108• Cook County School District 104• Lincoln Elementary School District 156• Kirby School District 140 Board• Country Club Hills School District 160• Reavis Township High School District 220• Chicago Ridge School District 127-5• Brookwood School District 167• Bloom Township High School District 206 Board• Orland School District 135 Board• Thornton School District 154• General George Patton School District 133• Consolidated High School District 230 Board• Evergreen Park Community High School District 231• Midlothian School District 143• Thornton Township High School District 205• Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124• North Palos School District 117 Board• Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144• Argo Community High School District 217• Lemont Township High School District 210• Indian Springs School District 109 Board• Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 Board• Matteson Elementary School District 162 Board• Lansing School District 158 Board
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