Central School

Central School is one of the medium-sized intermediate schools in Glencoe, Illinois, part of Glencoe SD 35, with 561 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Glencoe SD 35 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,226 students. Central School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Central School records that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Central School logs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Central School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Elem School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Central School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Central School's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 546 (now 561). The White share of enrollment decreased from 86% to 82% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.