Barnsdale Road School

Barnsdale Road School operates as a low-enrollment K-5 school in La Grange Park, Illinois, part of La Grange SD 102. Current enrollment sits at 308 students spanning grades pre-K through K.

Barnsdale Road School is one of 6 schools operated by La Grange SD 102, a district that educates 2,875 students overall.

Demographically, Barnsdale Road School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Barnsdale Road School shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Barnsdale Road School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Barnsdale Road School is one.

The closest other public school is Forest Road Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 314 students in 2018 compared to 308 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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