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Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Brookfield, Riverside, Riverside and North Riverside, and parts of Proviso, La Grange Park and Lyons.
Students
1,663
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,777
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$16.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208
- School Grade A: better than 87% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $16.2M, about $9,742 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 proficiency43%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,777 per student · 4% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 70%Support & administration 29%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 22%Federal 1%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,659’20
1,653’21
1,672’22
1,665’23
1,663’24
About steady.
Students
White 45%Hispanic 44%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Lyons Township High School District 204La Grange, Lyons, McCook
$27,424per student
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201Berwyn, Berwyn, Forest View
$19,103per student
Argo Community High School District 217Lyons, Summit
$26,897per student
Proviso Township High School District 209Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park
$19,566per 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.