NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools IL

Best-Resourced Schools in Northbrook, IL

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

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11
Schools
6,532
Students
63.2/100
Avg Resource Index
11:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Northbrook has more public-school enrollment than 67% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Northbrook 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

Northbrook's list includes 4 elementary, 4 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 2 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 28-point gap between Greenbriar Elem School and Glenbrook North High School shows the range hidden by Northbrook'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 33%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
99th percentile
Teacher staffing
95th percentile

Glenbrook North High School accounts for 32.3% of all Northbrook public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Northbrook-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

Northbrook school enrollment varies 6.3× across entities

Northbrook school enrollment ranges from 333 students (lowest) to 2,111 students (highest), a spread of 1,778 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

Northbrook operates 5 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

Northbrook student-teacher ratio is 11.0:1 — 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

# School Score
1. Greenbriar Elem School 74
2. Westmoor Elem School 73
3. Northbrook Junior High School 70
4. Maple School 69
5. Wescott Elementary School 68
6. Meadowbrook Elem School 67
7. Shabonee School 60
8. Wood Oaks Jr High School 59
9. Field School 55
10. Hickory Point Elem School 54
11. Glenbrook North High School 46

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Northbrook

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.

  1. 1 Field School 69.1/100
  2. 2 Maple School 63.4/100
  3. 3 Wescott Elementary School 59.1/100
  4. 4 Wood Oaks Jr High School 53.8/100
  5. 5 Hickory Point Elem School 51.6/100

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Which Northbrook school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Greenbriar Elem School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Northbrook schools in this federal-data comparison at 74/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Northbrook, IL? ▼

Northbrook has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,532 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 11:1.

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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.