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Riverside School District 96
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Brookfield, Riverside, Riverside and North Riverside, and parts of Lyons.
Students
1,794
Schools
5
Spent per student
$20,984
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
What stands out about Riverside School District 96
- School Grade A: better than 94% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020
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 proficiency47%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts53%
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$20,984 per student · 3% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 26%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,679’20
1,691’21
1,723’22
1,743’23
1,794’24
Up 6.8% since 2020.
Students
White 55%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201Berwyn, Berwyn, Forest View
$19,103per student
Lyons Township High School District 204La Grange Park, Lyons, McCook
$27,424per student
Argo Community High School District 217Lyons, Summit
$26,897per student
Berwyn North School District 98Berwyn, Berwyn
$21,470per 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.