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Mount Prospect School District 57

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Mount Prospect, and parts of Wheeling Township and Elk Grove Township.

Mount Prospect’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,105
Schools
4
Spent per student
$18,803
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$4.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mount Prospect School District 57

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.7M, about $2,251 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Mount Prospect 55,395

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mount Prospect. Grade by grade →

K–513 elementary schoolsCommunity Consolidated School District 59
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–126 high schoolsTownship High School District 214

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency39%
State average 25.8% · 1,241 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 29.9% · 1,481 students tested

Graduation rate 92% at Township HSD 214, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,803 per student · 13% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 25%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,299’20
2,267’21
2,191’22
2,124’23
2,105’24

Down 8.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Hispanic 13%Asian 8%Two or more races 6%Black 1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Westbrook Early Learning Cntr
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Mt Prospect
400 students15:1
Fairview Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Mt Prospect
A−
463 students12:1
Lions Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Mt Prospect
A−
458 students13:1
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mt Prospect
A−
784 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Township High School District 214Arlington Heights, Chicago, Elk Grove Village
$27,472per student
Maine Township High School District 207Chicago, Des Plaines, Maine Township
$29,333per student
Township High School District 211Elk Grove Village, Palatine Township, Palatine
$27,540per student
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62Des Plaines, Maine Township
$26,014per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.