Elementary school (grades K-5) · Highland Park, IL

Ravinia Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Ravinia Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 72/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170011902189
0/100100/10072/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
97
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ravinia Elem School earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median.

#1 of 6
elementary schools in Highland Park · Resource Index
72
Resource Index · Higher
13:1
students per teacher
285
students enrolled

Ravinia Elem School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Ravinia Elem School ranks #1 of 6 elementary schools in Highland Park, IL.

Enrollment

285

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-7% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Ravinia Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Ravinia Elem School

Ravinia Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school in Highland Park, Illinois, enrolling 285 students.

At 13:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Illinois median, within a few percentage points of the 14:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 285 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 1.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding North Shore Sd 112 spends $24,027 per pupil, 41% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Highland Park's elementary schools, it stands alongside Indian Trail Elem School (472 students): Ravinia Elem School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (13:1 vs 12.8:1).

North Shore Sd 112 also operates Edgewood Middle School (663 students) and Northwood Middle School (540 students) alongside Ravinia Elem School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Ravinia Elem School compares

Ravinia Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▼ 7% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 285 top 67% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
285
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 42% in Illinois - lower ratio than 58% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
1.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$24,027
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 84.6%
Hispanic or Latino 9.5%
Two or More 4.6%
Asian 1.4%

Largest group: White at 84.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.3, Ravinia Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for North Shore Sd 112, which includes Ravinia Elem School.

$24,027
Per student
+41%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+45%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 72.0%
State 22.6%
Federal 5.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Ravinia Elem School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Edgewood Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Northwood Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Oak Terrace Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Indian Trail Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Wayne Thomas Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Ravinia Elem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

North Shore Sd 112 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Highland Park

5 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Ravinia Elem School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Ravinia Elem School

How many students attend Ravinia Elem School?

Ravinia Elem School has 285 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Highland Park, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ravinia Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ravinia Elem School is 13:1, which is 7% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ravinia Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Ravinia Elem School is White at 84.6% of enrollment, in Highland Park, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ravinia Elem School?

Ravinia Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 72/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Ravinia Elem School rank among elementary schools in Highland Park?

By Resource Investment Index, Ravinia Elem School ranks #1 of 6 elementary schools in Highland Park, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Highland Park on the city page.

Is Ravinia Elem School a good school?

Ravinia Elem School earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in North Shore Sd 112?

Besides Ravinia Elem School, North Shore Sd 112 also operates Edgewood Middle School (663 students), Northwood Middle School (540 students), and Oak Terrace Elem School (494 students). See the North Shore Sd 112 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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