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River Trails School District 26

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Mount Prospect, and parts of Wheeling Township, Des Plaines and Prospect Heights.

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

Students
1,462
Schools
4
Spent per student
$22,162
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$23.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about River Trails School District 26

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 80% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $23.2M, about $15,873 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 80% 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 schoolsMount Prospect School District 57
9–126 high schoolsTownship High School District 214

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency39%
State average 25.8% · 755 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 29.9% · 955 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
$22,162 per student · 3% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 23%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,517’21
1,514’22
1,501’23
1,462’24

Down 3.6% since 2021–22.

Students
White 50%Asian 25%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 6%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Prairie Trails School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Mt Prospect
175 students11:1
Indian Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Mount Prospect
A
435 students12:1
Euclid Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Mount Prospect
B+
344 students10:1
River Trails Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Prospect
A−
508 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Township High School District 214Arlington Heights, Chicago, Elk Grove Township
$27,472per student
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34Glenview, Northfield Township
$24,636per student
Northfield Township High School District 225Glenview, Northfield Township
$34,073per student
Maine Township High School District 207Chicago, Maine Township, Park Ridge
$29,333per 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.