River Trails School District 26

Public Grades PK–8 A-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Mount Prospect, and parts of Wheeling, Des Plaines and Prospect Heights.

At a glance

1,462Students enrolled

4Schools

$22,162Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

29%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency39%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts41%

State average 30.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$22,162

per student each year · 3% above the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration41%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)72%

State23%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 4 years

1,517’21

1,514’22

1,501’23

1,462’24

Students

White · 50%735

Asian · 25%366

Hispanic · 17%247

Two or more races · 6%87

Black · 2%25

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools4 in district

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Indian Grove Elem SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 435 students · Mount Prospect

APublic 📚

Euclid Elem SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 344 students · Mount Prospect

B+Public 📚

Prairie Trails SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 175 students · Mt Prospect

Public 📚

River Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 508 students · Mount Prospect

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Township High School District 214Arlington Heights · Chicago · Elk Grove + 3 more · $27,472 per student

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Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34Glenview · Northfield · $24,636 per student

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Northfield Township High School District 225Glenview · Northfield · $34,073 per student

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Maine Township High School District 207Chicago · Maine · Park Ridge + 1 more · $29,333 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.