NCES CCD 2024-25 13 schools IL

Best-Resourced Schools in Glenview, IL

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

13 public K-12 schools in Glenview from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools

8,936

Students

57/100

Avg Resource Index

11.7:1

Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Glenview has more public-school enrollment than 77% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Glenview lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Glenview's list includes 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 5 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 31-point gap between Willowbrook Elem School and Glenbrook South High School shows the range hidden by Glenview's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment: Top 23%
School count: Top 28%
Resource Index average: 97th percentile
Teacher staffing: 90th percentile

Glenbrook South High School accounts for 32.7% of all Glenview public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Glenview-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Glenview school enrollment varies 9.3× across entities

Glenview school enrollment ranges from 313 students (lowest) to 2,923 students (highest), a spread of 2,610 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Glenview operates 6 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country

Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Glenview student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe Accessed 2026-08-26

#	School	Score	Enrollment	Level	District
1.	Willowbrook Elem School	72	330	Combined	Northbrook/Glenview Sd 30
2.	Glen Grove Elem School	69	398	elementary	Glenview Ccsd 34
3.	Springman Middle School	68	811	middle	Glenview Ccsd 34
4.	Pleasant Ridge Elem School	67	492	elementary	Glenview Ccsd 34
5.	Attea Middle School	65	714	middle	Glenview Ccsd 34
6.	Hoffman Elem School	65	481	elementary	Glenview Ccsd 34
7.	Henry Winkelman Elem School	51	677	Combined	West Northfield Sd 31
8.	Westbrook Elementary School	51	467	Combined	Glenview Ccsd 34
9.	Avoca West Elem School	51	313	elementary	Avoca Sd 37
10.	Henking Elem School	50	470	Combined	Glenview Ccsd 34
11.	Lyon Elem School	47	454	Combined	Glenview Ccsd 34
12.	Washington Elem School	44	406	elementary	East Maine Sd 63
13.	Glenbrook South High School	41	2,923	high	Glenbrook Hsd 225

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Glenview

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

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Which Glenview school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Willowbrook Elem School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Glenview schools in this federal-data comparison at 72/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Glenview, IL? ▼

Glenview has 13 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,936 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 11.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.