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Sunset Ridge School District 29

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Northfield, and parts of Northfield Township, Northbrook and Glencoe.

Northfield’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Illinois school districts

Students
515
Schools
2
Spent per student
$36,152
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
9:1
Debt
$17.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sunset Ridge School District 29

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 45 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Spends 68% more per student than the IL average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.7% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $17.4M, about $33,699 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% 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
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Northfield 5,632

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Northfield. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsAvoca School District 37
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
10–12New Trier Township H S WinnetkaNew Trier Township High School District 203

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency71%
State average 25.8% · 287 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 29.9% · 296 students tested

Graduation rate 97% at New Trier Twp HSD 203, 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
$36,152 per student · 68% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 76%State 22%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
478’21
490’22
494’23
515’24

Up 7.7% since 2021–22.

Students
White 79%Asian 8%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 6%Black 1%

Schools in the district

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

Middlefork Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Northfield
A+
241 students10:1
Sunset Ridge Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Northfield
A+
274 students8:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

New Trier Township High School District 203New Trier Township, Wilmette, Winnetka
$38,898per student
Township High School District 113Deerfield, Highland Park, Moraine Township
$38,822per student
Winnetka School District 36New Trier Township, Winnetka
$31,326per student
North Shore School District 112Highland Park, Moraine Township
$25,691per 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.