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Crown Point Community School Corporation
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Center, Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Winfield and Winfield, and parts of St. John.
Students
9,147
Schools
10
Spent per student
$13,085
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$289.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Crown Point Community School Corporation
- School Grade A: better than 94% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $289.1M, about $31,604 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. IN
2020–21Math proficiency51%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,085 per student · 4% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 54%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,753’20
8,819’21
9,064’22
9,138’23
9,147’24
Up 4.5% since 2020.
Students
White 72%Hispanic 17%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Winfield Elementary School
658 students19:1
Jerry Ross Elementary School
A650 students17:1
Timothy Ball Elementary School
A638 students16:1
Lake Street Elementary School
A559 students17:1
Solon Robinson Elementary School
A516 students18:1
Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School
A+494 students17:1
Douglas MacArthur Elem School
B+466 students17:1
Robert Taft Middle School
B+1,067 students18:1
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
B1,061 students19:1
Crown Point High School
A3,038 students20:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.