Henking Elem School

Henking Elem School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in Glenview, Illinois, run under Glenview CCSD 34, with 470 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

Within Glenview CCSD 34, which oversees 8 schools and 4,287 students, Henking Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Henking Elem School lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 17% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Henking Elem School records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Henking Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Springman Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Henking Elem School.

Henking Elem School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Henking Elem School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 451 (now 470). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 15% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.