Western Springs School District 101 had $18.8 million in long-term school debt as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education .

Based on the school district's enrollment of 1,426 students in the 2023-24 school year, that debt amounts to approximately $1,317,370 per student.

White students made up the largest share of the student body at 87.8% (1,252), followed by Hispanic students at 6.9% as the second-largest group, with 98 students.

The school district, located in Cook County, ranked 184th among Illinois school districts based on the total outstanding debt in the 2023-24 school year. That represents 35.1% of the district's borrowing capacity, which is determined by its Equalized Assessed Value (EAV), the taxable property value that sets legal debt limits

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