Summit School District 104
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Summit, Forest View and Bedford Park, and parts of Lyons, Stickney, Bridgeview and Lyons.
Students
1,435
Schools
5
Spent per student
$29,461
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$17.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Summit School District 104
- Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
- Spends 37% more per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020
- Debt of $17.6M, about $12,276 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ritchie.
PK–1Bruning Elem SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
2–5L J Stevens Intermediate SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
6–8Wilmington Middle SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
9–12Wilmington High SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency-3%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts-3%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$29,461 per student · 37% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 48%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 48%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,586’20
1,526’21
1,459’22
1,447’23
1,435’24
Down 9.5% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 87%White 5%Black 5%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Lyons Township High School District 204Brookfield, Hodgkins, La Grange Park
$27,424per student
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208Brookfield, Riverside, Riverside
$20,777per student
Riverside School District 96Brookfield, Riverside, Riverside
$20,984per student
Chicago Public School District 299Chicago
$24,330per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.