Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School

Set in Prospect Heights, Illinois, Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School is a mid-sized primary school, operated by Prospect Heights SD 23. It instructs 326 students across grades pre-K through 1.

Across the 4 schools in Prospect Heights SD 23 (1,476 students total), Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Betsy Ross Elem School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School has contracted 10%, going from 364 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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