George B Carpenter Elem School

George B Carpenter Elem School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in Park Ridge, Illinois, overseen by Park Ridge CCSD 64, with 435 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Park Ridge CCSD 64 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,654 students. George B Carpenter Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, George B Carpenter Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, George B Carpenter Elem School logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 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 George B Carpenter Elem School is one.

Lincoln Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 474 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the George B Carpenter Elem School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.