Ridgewood High School

Listed by NCES as Ridgewood CHSD 234 (district ID 1733720)

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1733720

Ridgewood High School spent $23,066 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 988 students in 2024-25; 20.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,414 per student, down 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Ridgewood High School in enrollment (863 to 870 students) and Ridgewood High School itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ridgewood High School, FY23Diamond Lake SD 76 $23,414; Ridgewood High School $23,066; Centralia HSD 200 $21,043; Rock Falls Elementary $18,477; Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4 $16,577; Trico CUSD 176 $15,421; Midwest Central CUSD 191 $14,675; Salt Fork CUSD 512 $14,564; Havana CUSD 126 $14,391; Oakwood CUSD 76 $12,975; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kDiamond Lake SD 76$23,414Ridgewood High School$23,066Centralia HSD 200$21,043Rock Falls Elementary$18,477Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4$16,577Trico CUSD 176$15,421Midwest Central CUSD 191$14,675Salt Fork CUSD 512$14,564Havana CUSD 126$14,391Oakwood CUSD 76$12,975State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ridgewood High School, FY23Diamond Lake SD 76 $23,414; Ridgewood High School $23,066; Centralia HSD 200 $21,043; Rock Falls Elementary $18,477; Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4 $16,577; Trico CUSD 176 $15,421; Midwest Central CUSD 191 $14,675; Salt Fork CUSD 512 $14,564; Havana CUSD 126 $14,391; Oakwood CUSD 76 $12,975; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kDiamond Lake SD 76$23,414Ridgewood High School$23,066Centralia HSD 200$21,043Rock Falls Elementary$18,477Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4$16,577Trico CUSD 176$15,421Midwest Central CUSD 191$14,675Salt Fork CUSD 512$14,564Havana CUSD 126$14,391Oakwood CUSD 76$12,975State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ridgewood High School, FY23Diamond Lake SD 76 $23,414; Ridgewood High School $23,066; Centralia HSD 200 $21,043; Rock Falls Elementary $18,477; Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4 $16,577; Trico CUSD 176 $15,421; Midwest Central CUSD 191 $14,675; Salt Fork CUSD 512 $14,564; Havana CUSD 126 $14,391; Oakwood CUSD 76 $12,975; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kDiamond Lake SD 76$23,414Ridgewood High School$23,066Centralia HSD 200$21,043Rock Falls Elementary$18,477Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4$16,577Trico CUSD 176$15,421Midwest Central CUSD 191$14,675Salt Fork CUSD 512$14,564Havana CUSD 126$14,391Oakwood CUSD 76$12,975State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Ridgewood High School, FY23Diamond Lake SD 76 $23,414; Ridgewood High School $23,066; Centralia HSD 200 $21,043; Rock Falls Elementary $18,477; Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4 $16,577; Trico CUSD 176 $15,421; Midwest Central CUSD 191 $14,675; Salt Fork CUSD 512 $14,564; Havana CUSD 126 $14,391; Oakwood CUSD 76 $12,975; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kDiamond Lake SD 76$23,414Ridgewood High School$23,066Centralia HSD 200$21,043Rock Falls Elementary$18,477Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4$16,577Trico CUSD 176$15,421Midwest Central CUSD 191$14,675Salt Fork CUSD 512$14,564Havana CUSD 126$14,391Oakwood CUSD 76$12,975State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$26,959,000 in revenue: 20.4% state, 76.4% local and 3.2% federal. Total spending including $637,000 of capital outlay was $23,161,000, or $26,530 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ridgewood High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,506,000; Local $20,597,000; Federal $856,000; total $26,959,000.
  • State$5,506,000 20%
  • Local$20,597,000 76%
  • Federal$856,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

873 students in 2022-23, 943 students in 2023-24, 988 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ridgewood High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 873, 2023-24: 943, 2024-25: 98802505007501k2022-238732023-249432024-25988
Ridgewood High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 873, 2023-24: 943, 2024-25: 98802505007501k2022-238732023-249432024-25988
Ridgewood High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 873, 2023-24: 943, 2024-25: 98802505007501k2022-238732023-249432024-25988
Ridgewood High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 873, 2023-24: 943, 2024-25: 98802505007501k2022-238732023-249432024-25988

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2387355.415.8
2023-2494357.416.4
2024-2598860.016.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Ridgewood High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts25-29%29.9%192

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 208 students in Ridgewood High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate93%87.6%
Students in the class208149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 988 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ridgewood Comm High School98816.5not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Ridgewood High School

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentRidgewood High School ranks 56 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,066).#56 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisRidgewood High School is the number 427 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 873 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#427 of 865
  3. Iroquois County CUSD 9The next larger Illinois district: 883 students in fall 2022, $15,618 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,618
  4. Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4The next smaller Illinois district: 870 students in fall 2022, $16,577 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,577
  5. Compare Ridgewood High School with Iroquois County CUSD 9Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Ridgewood Comm High School, its largest high school988 students in 2024-25, 16.5 per teacher.988
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Ridgewood High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Ridgewood High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 988 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ridgewood High School spend per student?
    $23,066 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,414 per student, down 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ridgewood High School's money come from?
    $26,959,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 20.4% state, 76.4% local and 3.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ridgewood High School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 117 of the 1,076 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Ridgewood High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ridgewood High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Ridgewood High School?
    93% of the 208 students in Ridgewood High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Ridgewood High School's NCES district ID?
    1733720. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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