High school (grades 9-12) · Norridge, IL

Ridgewood Comm High School

Federal NCES profile for Ridgewood Comm High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 173372003469
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
28
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
34
📋 Attendance
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ridgewood Comm High School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Illinois schools.

#4 of 4
public schools in Norridge · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
18:1
large classes for Illinois
988
students enrolled

Ridgewood Comm High School has class sizes larger than 91% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Ridgewood Comm High School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Norridge, IL.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+70 students YoY

Ridgewood Comm High School grew from 873 students in 2022-23 to 943 in 2023-24 (+8.0%).

Teacher FTE added 55.4 → 57.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+70 students YoY 173372003469 · Norridge, IL High · MID · TRAD

988 enr · 18:1 · RII 31

Nearest enrollment peer: Port Huron High School (988 students)

Ridgewood Comm High School grew from 873 students in 2022-23 to 943 in 2023-24 (+8.0%). Teacher FTE added 55.4 → 57.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Ridgewood Comm High School compares

Ridgewood Comm High School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18:1 ▲ 29% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 988 top 7% - -

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

18:1
Leaner classes than 24% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
988
Bigger than 91% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
18:1
students per teacher - 29% above state mean
Top 91% in Illinois - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
27.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,066
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 329 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
46
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 62.3%
Hispanic or Latino 27.6%
Asian 8.2%
Two or More 1.4%
African American 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 62.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.9, Ridgewood Comm High School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 24

District finance for Ridgewood Chsd 234 reports $23,066 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Ridgewood Comm High School

How many students attend Ridgewood Comm High School?

Ridgewood Comm High School has 988 students enrolled. It is a high school in Norridge, IL. CCD year-over-year: 873 (2022-23) → 943 (2023-24), up 70.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgewood Comm High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ridgewood Comm High School is 18:1, which is 29% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 15% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ridgewood Comm High School?

The largest demographic group at Ridgewood Comm High School is White at 62.3% of enrollment, in Norridge, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ridgewood Comm High School?

Ridgewood Comm High School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Ridgewood Comm High School rank among public schools in Norridge?

By Resource Investment Index, Ridgewood Comm High School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Norridge, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Ridgewood Chsd 234?

None reported; Ridgewood Chsd 234 operates only Ridgewood Comm High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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