Forest Hills Elem School

Forest Hills Elem School is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in Western Springs, Illinois, operated by Western Springs SD 101, with 289 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Western Springs SD 101 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,416 students. Forest Hills Elem School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Forest Hills Elem School logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Forest Hills Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Forest Hills Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oak Elem School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Forest Hills Elem School's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 289).

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