Middlefork Primary School

Middlefork Primary School operates as an intimate elementary school in Northfield, Illinois, part of Sunset Ridge SD 29. Current enrollment sits at 241 students spanning grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

Sunset Ridge SD 29 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 515 students; Middlefork Primary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Middlefork Primary School logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Middlefork Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cook County put 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%. Middlefork Primary School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Sunset Ridge Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Middlefork Primary School's enrollment has climbed 19% since 2018, when it stood at 202 (now 241). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 87% to 81%.

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