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B+

Niles Elementary School District 71

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Niles, and parts of Niles Township and Morton Grove.

Niles’ School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Students
666
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,775
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$6.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Niles Elementary School District 71

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Illinois districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.3M, about $9,407 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Niles 30,443

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Niles. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsEast Maine School District 63
9–125 high schoolsNiles Township Community High School District 219

Test scores vs. IL

2021–22
Reading / language arts36%
State average 29.9% · 392 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 91% at Niles Twp HSD 219, 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
$21,775 per student · 1% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 21%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
622’20
650’21
655’22
641’23
666’24

Up 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 50%Asian 25%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Clarence E Culver School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Niles
666 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Maine Township High School District 207Chicago, Maine Township, Park Ridge
$29,333per student
Niles Township Community High School District 219Lincolnwood, Skokie
$37,090per student
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34Glenview, Northfield Township
$24,636per student
Northfield Township High School District 225Glenview, Northfield Township
$34,073per 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.