Carleton W Washburne School

As a modestly sized middle school in Winnetka, Illinois, Carleton W Washburne School works with 376 students from grades 7 through 8, part of Winnetka SD 36.

Within Winnetka SD 36, which oversees 5 schools and 1,803 students, Carleton W Washburne School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Carleton W Washburne School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school reports 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Carleton W Washburne School reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average.

In the broader community, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Carleton W Washburne School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: The Skokie School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Carleton W Washburne School's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 414 (now 376). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

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