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Dolton School District 149

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Dolton School District 149 is located in northeast Illinois. Dolton School District 149 has 5.19 square miles of land area and 0.17 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dolton School District 149 population is 27,206. Dolton School District 149 median household income is $41,633 in 2010-2014. Dolton School District 149 median house value is $110,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Dolton School District 149 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(748 out of 757, bottom 1%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	8
Population	27,206 (2010-2014), rank #151
Population Growth	-4.38% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	5,076.56/sq mi, rank #40
Median Household Income:	$41,633 at 2010-2014—-15.02% increase since 2005-2009, rank #745
Median House Price:	$110,000 at 2010-2014—-25.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #515
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	5.19 sq mi, rank #730
Water Area:	0.17 sq mi (3.19%), rank #493
State:	Illinois
County:	Cook County
City:	South Holland, Dolton, Calumet City, Burnham
Zip:	60473, 60419, 60409, 60633
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Dolton School District 149 Map and Nearby Locations

292 Torrence Ave

Calumet City IL, 60409, Cook County

Phone: 708-868-7861

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,080	3,095	3,135	3,295	3,397	3,397	3,331
English Language Learner Students:	56	16	4	8	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	141.00	NA	162.00	158.48	173.00	171.00	159.00
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	5.00	4.43	2.00	2.00	5.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	11.00	11.10	5.00	5.00	9.00
Elementary:	141.00	NA	146.00	142.95	166.00	164.00	97.00
Secondary:	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	48.00
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	12.00	99.00	30.00	31.53	34.00	35.00	46.40
Instructional Aides:	NA	16.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	NA	6.00	6.54	6.00	5.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	7.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	8.00
School Administrators:	8.00	NA	11.00	12.00	13.00	13.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	11.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	11.00	10.99	13.00	12.00	11.40
Other Support Services:	0.00	64.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	17.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.84	NA	19.35	20.79	19.64	19.87	20.95

Schools

Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	14833 Avalon Ave, Dolton IL 60419
Carol Moseley Braun School	Grade 1 to Grade 6	1655 153rd St, Calumet City IL 60409
Caroline Sibley Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1550 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City IL 60409
Creative Communications Academy	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1650 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City IL 60409
Diekman Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	15121 Dorchester Ave, Dolton IL 60419
New Beginnings Learning Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 6	15703 Clyde Ave, South Holland IL 60473
S T E M Academy	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1650 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City IL 60409
School Of Fine Arts	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1650 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City IL 60409

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	55.0%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60.2%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	61.6%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.7%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.9%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.5%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.4%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.6%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.3%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	21.5%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	39.2%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	44.4%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	46.8%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47.2%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	44.3%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.4%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.6%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.8%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.7%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.1%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	40.0%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.7%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.7%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.1%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.3%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.5%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	38.0%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53.9%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46.6%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	52.9%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.3%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.1%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.1%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	38.1%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	37.4%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	37.1%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	47.0%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57.3%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	48.6%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	51.8%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	51.6%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	49.3%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	46.1%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53.3%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	52.8%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	41.1%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43.8%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48.7%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.4%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.6%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.6%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.0%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.5%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	31.4%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	35.3%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	37.6%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.1%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	44.4%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.4%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.5%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.7%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.7%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	36.9%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54.1%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62.0%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.8%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62.6%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.9%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.6%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.0%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	23.8%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53.4%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.4%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.4%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.7%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.2%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.2%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	31.4%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36.4%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.7%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55.5%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.2%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.1%	84.6%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.4%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.3%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.9%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.7%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.9%	78.1%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	54.6%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	60.9%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	59.8%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.4%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52.9%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.1%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	61.1%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.4%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	53.4%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	51.5%	79.9%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	19.0%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	16.7%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	17.4%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.8%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.8%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.4%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.9%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.8%	85.0%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	49.5%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	44.3%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.2%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.6%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.9%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	86.2%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$45,266,000	$14,439		$45,361,000	$13,767		$47,205,000	$13,896
Federal:	$3,093,000	$987	6.8%	$5,896,000	$1,789	13.0%	$7,711,000	$2,270	16.3%
State:	$25,078,000	$7,999	55.4%	$24,657,000	$7,483	54.4%	$21,552,000	$6,344	45.7%
Local:	$17,095,000	$5,453	37.8%	$14,808,000	$4,494	32.6%	$17,942,000	$5,282	38.0%
Total Expenditures:	$45,346,000	$14,464		$42,516,000	$12,903		$45,187,000	$13,302
Total Current Expenditures:	$41,289,000	$13,170		$38,966,000	$11,826		$41,203,000	$12,129
Instructional Expenditures:	$20,593,000	$6,569	49.9%	$18,722,000	$5,682	48.0%	$19,357,000	$5,698	47.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,005,000	$959	7.3%	$2,375,000	$721	6.1%	$3,170,000	$933	7.7%
Administration:	$10,541,000	$3,362	25.5%	$11,291,000	$3,427	29.0%	$11,329,000	$3,335	27.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,150,000	$2,281	17.3%	$6,578,000	$1,996	16.9%	$7,347,000	$2,163	17.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$433,000	$138		$293,000	$89		$382,000	$112
Construction:	$0	$0		$1,000	$0		$36,000	$11
Total Other:	$42,000	$13		$42,000	$13		$119,000	$35
Interest on Debt:	$926,000	$295		$997,000	$303		$971,000	$286

Total Salary:	$21,294,000	$6,792		$19,995,000	$6,068		$20,585,000	$6,060
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$15,891,000	$5,069	74.6%	$14,722,000	$4,468	73.6%	$15,025,000	$4,423	73.0%
Other Salary:	$5,403,000	$1,723	25.4%	$5,273,000	$1,600	26.4%	$5,560,000	$1,637	27.0%
Total Benefit:	$10,541,000	$3,362		$10,719,000	$3,253		$11,061,000	$3,256
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,092,000	$1,305	38.8%	$3,585,000	$1,088	33.4%	$3,873,000	$1,140	35.0%
Other Benefit:	$6,449,000	$2,057	61.2%	$7,134,000	$2,165	66.6%	$7,188,000	$2,116	65.0%

* Dolton School District 149 was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.